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As the war escalates in Afghanistan and foreign dollars continue to flow into the country, aid meant for the masses has, for the most part, only thickened the wallets of corrupt Afghan officials, warlords and drug lords

Apr 24, 2021 Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, April 23 through Thursday, April 29. With the recent easing of some COVID-19-related restrictions, more live music venues across the area are beginning to host some performances. The listing below includes both area live public shows and online live-streaming shows; keep checking back, as this listing will be updated as new shows are announced. If you are attending a public show, be...

Kiss: Last Great, Last Good, First Bad Album Roundtable Kiss recording career was a roller-coaster ride filled with dizzying highs, staggering lows and unexpected left turns. Depending on which fan you talk to – and when they became members of the Kiss Army – youll get very different takes on exactly where those peaks and valleys occurred. After Kiss first six albums established the band as one of the most popular of the 70s, they changed musical styles almost as often as they changed lineu...

Kiss: Last Great, Last Good, First Bad Album Roundtable Kiss recording career was a roller-coaster ride filled with dizzying highs, staggering lows and unexpected left turns. Depending on which fan you talk to – and when they became members of the Kiss Army – youll get very different takes on exactly where those peaks and valleys occurred. After Kiss first six albums established the band as one of the most popular of the 70s, they changed musical styles almost as often as they changed lineu...

A flooded-out Morrissey Boulevard as seen in 2020. Katie Trojano photo A long-stalled plan to modernize Morrissey Boulevard will get revived this spring as state and city officials combine forces to fund a $1 million engineering study over the next year aimed at advancing the project as a stream of massive new development projects loom on the not-so-distant horizon. In addition, the states Department of Conservation and Recreation plans to spend an additional sum this year to install new underg...

Feb 12, 2021 Here is a listing of Pennsylvania live music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, February 12 through Thursday, February 18. Due to COVID-19-related restrictions, many live music venues across the area are still not able to host performances at this time. The listing below includes both area live public shows and online live-streaming shows; keep checking back, as this listing will be updated as new shows are announced. If you are attending a public show, be aware that s...

Arrests • Julia Lynn Beenken, 38, was arrested Sunday for warrants. • Rashaun Redhouse, 23, was arrested Friday for obstruction of emergency communications, first-offense domestic abuse assault and drug paraphernalia. • Nathan Alexander Buchanan, 45, was arrested Friday for third-degree theft shoplifting and warrants. • Tanner Harms, 28, was arrested Sunday for first-offense trespassing. • Alejandro Melendez Montes, 19, was arrested Friday for warrants. • Jeremy David Gandy, 31, was...

Rock Music Menu Columnist Just like you and I, there are rockers, rollers and other assorted musical miscreants out there who need help keeping their declared promises to make the next 12 months better than the dozen prior. It shouldn’t be that hard to improve upon the raging dumpster fire of 2020, but – hey – people thought the new decade was going to bring beautiful things and look how that turned out. - Advertisement - All that said, welcome to this year’s edition of Rock...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable.   Sometimes, the craziest encounters happen when you least expect it. For instance, on a plane to New York, where I was accidentally moved to another seat and found myself sitting next to Michael Christopher, an emeritus professor from California. On the other hand, who truly believes in...

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