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Men, women and why I hate the Canadian Olympic hockey team
March 11, 2010
By Buddy Moorehouse

Last week brought yet another situation which illustrates that my wife will never, ever be able to fully understand me.

I’m speaking, of course, about my behavior during the Olympic gold medal hockey game between the United States and Canada, which took place on Feb. 28. And before we delve into what happened, some background is in order.

Let me start by saying that I have absolutely nothing against Canada.  Nothing. I love Canada. I’ve been there many times, and I love it. The people are nice, their money has cute pictures of birds on it, and their accents are adorable.

Sure, there are some things about Canada I have a problem with. There are certain words they don’t know how to spell correctly – words like “...

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How to keep snakes from slithering through your yard
March 12, 2010
By Gretchen Voyle

I hate snakes. Every summer, I see dozens around my house and in the yard. We have about an acre and live across the street from a wetland. We try to keep as much of the property as possible looking natural. How do I get them to stop coming here? I was told that if I put out mothballs they will go away. Is this what I do?

The first step is to give up on the mothball idea. It is impractical because it is ineffective and really expensive. To get enough mothballs to border an acre coasts mega-bucks and it will need to be redone often because mothballs disappear or evaporate rapidly in the great out-of-doors.

In a small space like a closed chest, they last a long time. Trapped air stops the mothballs from...

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Entertainment

  • American Idol girls: Time to talk dirty
    By Mary T. Kelly

    Tuesday night’s show started with Ellen all over Simon and I mean ALL OVER Simon. Ellen’s face was red with passion, Simon’s face was red with mortification and Kara’s face was green with envy.

    Tonight was “Ladies Night” and it was made very clear to the 8 remaining female contestants...

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  • Ray Davies and the Humility Preservation Society
    By Daryl Bean

    I recently had the good fortune to pick up a copy of the Kinks Choral Collection, a new CD of classic songs by the highly esteemed English rock band The Kinks. The songs performed by the group’s main songwriter Ray Davies and a band (The Kinks disbanded in 1996) and a large choir.

    While...

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  • Madame Arcati is back in town! 'Blithe Spirit' floats into Howell
    By Vera Cunningham

    Madame Arcati is back in town! And the great Arcati will soon be doing her crazy thing onstage at Howell High School as they are gearing up for a blast from the past with their production of "Blithe Spirit" to be performed March 19 , 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. and March 21 at 2 p.m. 

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News

Life

  • Ugandan night-commuter speaks at free film screening
    By Nate Dorough

    When I first decided to accept Maria Stuart's offer to blog at LivingstonTalk.com, I had a long LivingstonTalk with myself about where the line was between writing about my work as a concert promoter, and what I might consider abusing my journalistic powers and using my blogger status to simply...

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Events

  • It's March: Listen to Mother Teresa and love your family!
    By Rick McGarry

    When Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize she was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" She answered, "Go home and love your family."

    Fond feelings for our progeny notwithstanding, parenting can often be pretty tough sledding. In fact, parenting is arguably the most...

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