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Good bands from the other side of the pond

By now, most of you should know how I feel about the Beatles. What you may not know is that I am a fan of an awful lot of British bands and their music. I am also a big fan of Scottish and ...

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Trick-or-treat ... Halloween never boring at any age

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, right behind “Punch a Prairie Dog in the Face Day” on April 12, which, admittedly, is not widely celebrated, despite my and my fellow ...

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The road isn’t easy, but Denver should keep improving

Who’d a thunk it? The Denver Broncos start the season with six straight wins and, going into their bye weekend, have a 31⁄2-game lead over the San Diego Chargers in the AFC West. ...

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‘Bag lady’ has penchant for place mats

Whenever I go shopping for table place mats, I’m usually looking for bright and unusual patterns. Not so I can set my dining room table in an aesthetically pleasing manner for a family ...

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Porch played a big role in accomplished musicians early days

Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett have been friends since their days in college together at Texas A&M in the early 1980s. Keen said they used to sit on the front porch of the house they ...

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Tomato challenge final tally

Halloween is perfect time to reveal the final results of the Fred/Dixie Tomato Throw Down. It’s shocking, horrifying and unbelievable! It has left me in a maze I can’t get out of. ...

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Jussel: Chargers, AFC West left wondering ‘Who are those guys?’

For those of you roughly my age — old enough to have seen the original Temptations and a young Waylon Jennings in concert — you’ve watched the scene a dozen times, probably ...

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How and when to transplant rabbit brush

How and when do I transplant rabbit brush? This variety is a lighter green plant than the native rabbit brush around here. The best time in general to transplant any woody plant is late winter ...

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Quality, not quantity, is quilter’s credo

Much like a windmill in her native Holland, master quilter Ted Storm-van Weelden moves in a wide circle. Her journey in stitches has taken her from her home near the sea in the Netherlands and ...

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A Halloween to outdo all Halloweens

Nathan Hale, a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, famously said, “I only regret that I have but one month to celebrate Halloween,” or something ...

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