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If it weren’t for Venetian blinds, it would be curtains for me. It also would be valances, drapes, shutters and other ...

A long-running rumor asserts that U.S. President Donald Trump privately paid tens of millions of dollars to settle multiple ...

Les Fous du Carnaval have added a couple inner krewes for one of its biggest parades yet on Friday, Jan. 23, in Marigny and ...

Phillipsburg's stirring win over fellow Group 4 state contender North Hunterdon resulted in a shakeup in the second ten of ...

They bring beautiful color and eat your least favorite plant - poison ivy! Here's all you need to know about the ...

The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks ...

The GameStop store in Peachtree Mall, 3131 Manchester Expressway, has closed. It is one of what the “gsclosing” blog covering ...

It’s the only thing that can stop me.” What real American doesn’t admire that? It’s not “malignant narcissism.” It’s ...

Reading the gospels we see Jesus Christ’s special interest in children, reaching out to young ones that others saw as having ...

How is it possible that I’m in my mid-70s and had never read "The Diary of a Young Girl" or, as it’s often called, "The Diary of Anne Frank"?

I’m writing this on a day when good friends have had to put down their dog of nearly eight years after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. Please excuse ...