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Last week was my final one as editor of The Athens NEWS, and fittingly so, my goodbye column was the last item on my to-do list. I have to admit, I somewhat procrastinated with this article in particular, as goodbyes have never been easy for me. I’m saying mine with a lot of sadness. My next adventure will come in the form of a reporter position at the Springfield News-Sun, minutes away from my family and from my longtime partner. I’m very excited for this (somewhat unexpected) opport...

Perhaps the most impressive thing about “Charlotte’s Web” ends up being Charlotte’s web itself. Written By: Lawrance Bernabo, For the News Tribune | 3:10 pm, Feb. 28, 2021 × Kaylee Peck as Charlotte, Pen Peter as Wilbur, Azalea Mae as Fern. (Duluth Playhouse Facebook) Audiences returned to the Depot Theater for the first time in almost a year last Saturday afternoon for the Family Theatre’s charming production of “Charlotte’s Web.” A narrator (Madeline Watts) sets t...

“Charley Pride had to be the best every time he stepped in front of a microphone. It was his burden and his gift.” When asked what makes Pride’s 1971 release “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” one of country music’s timeless anthems, Rissi Palmer -- another groundbreaking Black country performer -- answers with a definitive statement. However, Pride’s song isn’t just any country song by any country artist. Digging deeper into who Pride was, what made him a standout and why it affe...