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Bosscat Turns Back the Clock with New Orange Location March 2, 2021 Some restaurant openings you look forward to. Others, you might find yourself looking for a flux capacitor car mod to hit a time-bending 88 miles-per-hour in order to enjoy today. Luckily Bosscat Kitchen & Libations did the time travel for us at their soon-to-open location at the postcard-perfect historic circle in Old Towne Orange. “I love it here, it’s just the cutest most eclectic area,” co-owner Leslie Nguyen says. �...

Add this share State Rep. Marty Harbin proposed legislation to ban transgender women from participating in high school sports in Georgia. (Photo by Matt Hennie) A bill that bans transgender women from high school sports passed a Georgia Senate committee on Wednesday, becoming the fastest-moving of at least four anti-LGBTQ bills before lawmakers.  The “Save Girls Sports Act” from Sen. Marty Harbin, a Republican from Tyrone, passed the Senate Education & Youth Committee on a 5-3 party-line v...

A crucial jumper by Wyatt Gilbert gave the Bombers a 45-44 victory over the Eagles in the semifinals of the 5A-West District Tournament. The game was back and forth early on with seven lead changes and two ties, but Mountain Home was able to build a 10-point lead late in the first half. The Bombers were held mainly quiet in the second half. In fact, Mountain Home was held scoreless in the final quarter, until the last minute. Vilonia took advantage and got the lead back, when Kannon Bartlett hi...

ATLANTA (AP) — Advocates of a ban on a transgender girls playing girls sports in Georgia have turned to the state Senate, having gained little traction for their proposal in the House. The Senate Education and Youth Committee voted 5-3 on Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 266, a measure pushed by conservative groups that would ban people born as males from competing for public schools, or for private schools that play against public schools. The measure moves to the Senate for more debate. “It...

5 Min Read NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - LGBT+ Americans moved a step closer to winning legal protection from discrimination on Thursday as the U.S. House of Representatives passed a key civil rights bill backed by President Joe Biden. Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives pose for a photograph holding LBGT+ and Transgender Pride flags on the steps of the U.S. Capitol ahead of a vote on the Equality Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 25, 2021. REUTERS/...

By a vote of 224 to 206, the House passed the landmark Equality Act, which amends the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes.

John Hanna, Associated Press photo by: Associated Press Kansas state Rep. Stephanie Byers, D-Wichita, speaks to reporters following a hearing on a bill that would bar transgender athletes from competing in girls and womens sports in K-12 schools and colleges, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Byers is the first transgender member of the Legislature and opposes the bill. (AP Photo/John Hanna) TOPEKA — LGBTQ-rights advocates warned Kansas legislators Tuesday that their d...

The Lady Bombers went to overtime for the second time in their last three games, but they came up short, as the Lady Cyclones won 38-33. Russellville jumped out early on Mountain Home leading 12-5 at the end of the opening quarter. The Lady Cyclones’ offense quietened in the second period, with the Lady Bombers cutting the margin to two at the break. Mountain Home took its first lead late the third quarter, before Russellville tied it back up. The game had six ties, including 31-31 at the end...

75 Republican Members of Congress Urge Biden to Withdraw Xavier Becerra’s HHS Nomination Eleven Republican senators and 64 Republican House members are urging President Joe Biden to withdraw his nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to serve as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The members of Congress, led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), sent a letter (pdf) to Biden on Monday to express “grave concerns” over the nomination, arguing that Becerra was n...

"There is no evidence of transgender girls dominating girls’ sports, nor denying opportunities to their teammates," said Eliza Byard, executive director of GLSEN. "In reality, transgender students still face discrimination, harassment and barriers to opportunities that their cisgender peers access, such as athletic scholarships." Among more than 800 member schools of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association — the largest organization of its kind in the state — none has filed a ...