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81Margaret Hale, The Heroine of North and South
One of the strongest female characters in English literature is Margaret Hale, the heroine of North and South, written by Elizabeth Gaskell. She may not have the wit of an Elizabeth Bennet, nor the...
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59Film Review: Laura
Review by Thumper: Thumps from 1 to 5: Thump of 4.5 This film “Laura” was released in 1944, and is a classic example of a film noir. The film is based on a novel by Vera Caspary. The screenplay is by...
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57A Carnival Comes to Tuxedo
Towards the end of the Green River Mill Era, a traveling carnival show came to the baseball field in Tuxedo. It was the Johnny T. Tinsley Amusement Carnival. For me and my siblings it was our first time ever...
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58GoldenGirls
The Golden Girls, courtesy by knightjane29 at Flickr The funniest comedy show ever has to be without a doubt, The Golden Girls, a fun loving bunch of 4 women: Dorothy, Sophia, Blanche and Rose who all share...
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70Phantom Lake Creatures: Nessie, Bessie, Champ & Other Cryptids
As someone who grew up in the Highlands of Scotland, the story of the Loch Ness Monster (also known as “Nessie”) is very familiar to me. However, Nessie does not appear to be one a kind; in fact, there have been many reported sightings of other phantom lake animals over the years across the globe. Here’s a run-down of some of the best known secret lake-dwelling creatures.
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51GET ORGANIZED
The Twelve Steps To Recover From Dis-Organ-I-zation 1. We admitted we were powerless over organizing and all other clutter that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe...
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70Koko Taylor -- Queen of the Blues
We lost another of the blues greats this week with the passing of Cora Walton aka Koko Taylor, on Wednesday, June 3rd, following complications from a May surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding. She was 80...
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76Doctor Who - The Third Doctor
As the 1970s dawned on BBC1, the producers of Doctor Who decided it was as good a time as any to change the look of the show to colour while the actor who portrayed the doctor changed, too. Again, this...
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71Roanoke River Lighthouse and Maritime Museum
If you want to make an interesting stop on the way to the Outer Banks visit the Roanoke River Lighthouse and Maritime Museum in Plymouth, North Carolina. Located on 206 West Water Street on the banks of the...
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49The Lady Could Sing!
Bessie Smith was a rough, crude, violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. Bessie started out as a street musician in Chattanooga. In 1912 Bessie joined a traveling...
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