Month: November 2017

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RuPaul’s latest ‘Race’ features familiar faces

RuPaul’s Drag Race has become the reality show sensation that no one was really expecting. I, along with many other fans, was drawn in by the over-the-top fashion, campy humor and the drama that occurs on and off the show. The show’s rabid fan base rallies behind their favorite to […]

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‘Chicago’ dazzles Tech

The cast of "Chicago" performs "We Both Reached for the Gun," Thursday night in the Backdoor Playhouse A packed crowd filled the recently renovated Backdoor Playhouse on Thursday night for the Tech Players’ opening performance of  “Chicago.” “I’m so happy to be here. I think all the students, people who […]

News

White Supremacists rally in Shelbyville

The corners of Lane Parkway and Cannon Boulevard in Shelbyville look like the set for a military movie. Armored personnel carriers, numerous lines of police officers clad in riot gear carrying high-powered weaponry. Officers from Bedford County, Winchester, Fayetteville and more participate in drills on the block, while they await […]

Opinion

When Hate Trumps Hate

The moment I found out there was going to be a "White Lives Matter" rally I knew I had to be there. It had been too long reading about them, looking  at pictures of shields and helmets to ignore their presence so close to a place I call home. So […]