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Print Alas, the coronavirus lockdown put the skids on adorable and adoptable San Diego puppies competing in Puppy Bowl XVII in New York. The dog-beat-dog version of the Super Bowl airs on Animal Planet at noon Sunday (with “tail"gate commentary beginning at 11 a.m.) Unlike past years, furry gridiron wannabes on the West Coast and in the Midwest were deemed geographically undesirable this year as safety precautions dictated that participants drive, not fly, to the New York venue to compete. N...

Soaking the rich with a wealth tax Published January 21, 2021 It’s so easy to let jealousy trump good sense. I think that’s what a ‘wealth tax’ is all about. A wealth tax, you see, is much more than hiking taxes on high earners because you think they don’t pay their ‘fair share.’ It’s about taking away the fruits of their labor. It ignores the many contributions of the wealthy to helping improve the lives of others. In short, it’s about penalizing the productive. Just because....

BBC News By Natalie Sherman image copyrightAndrea Wilhelm image captionAndrea Wilhelm left New York and is now road-tripping across the US in search of potential new hometowns Andrea Wilhelm gave up her New York City apartment in August - and shes not sure whether she will ever return. The 30-year-old software designer loved living in New York - attending Broadway shows, frequenting dog parks, and the serendipitous walks of daily life. For nearly five years, she willingly paid the citys premiu...

– T.S Eliot ••• Congratulations to all of our City of Kilgore employees who are marking anniversaries of their years of service to the city. City of Kilgore posted congratulations to the following employees: Angela Burch and Josie Atchley for 25 years of service Justin Stephenson and Jason Cottrell for 20 years of service Bianca Amaro, Michael Stanley, Cheryl Sawyer and Dana Dukes for 15 years of service Andre Phillips, Kacy Moore, Kay Newbill and Durren Anderson for 10 year...