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Trans truths A trans artist wanted to see a trans ‘badass’ onscreen. George Elkind | Q Syndicate After years of collaborating on shorts films around the East coast, filmmakers André Phillips and Charles Vuolo shared a gut feeling: They were both ready to make a feature-length production. But they weren’t sure what to make it about. Then in 2014 they met trans artist Celia Harrison on the set of a music video in which she was performing. Still weighing the subject themselves, they asked her what kind of story she’d most like to see onscreen. She answered, “I’d love to see a film w...

Byron Lewis IV had already had his work cut for him when, as a freshly minted Kansas State University education graduate, he took over a Highland Park Central first-grade classroom. But Lewis had the misfortune of starting his teaching career in spring 2020, perhaps the worst semester for education in modern history. Still, in the two short months Lewis had been with the classroom of first-graders, and in the ensuing year of back-and-forth in-person and remote teaching (Lewis asked and was allowed to loop with his class into second grade), he found a strong connection with his students, who t...

Setback but still positive outlook Article by February 1, 2021 Senior national rugby player Mikyle Walcott has described the Coronavirus pandemic as a setback as he had his sights set on representing Barbados in a couple of tournaments that were scheduled for this year. Speaking with Barbados TODAY, Walcott said like the majority of other sportspersons, members of the national rugby union team have to rely on training at home. “It is a big setback. We had a lot of tournaments and stuff to go to but that is now out of the question. We were supposed to go to the annual Ru...

Lathrop man linked to Turlock and other robberies The Lathrop Police Services reported several pieces of evidence were discovered that links DeAndre Phillips to the string of robberies, including the revolver. Law enforcement in San Joaquin County have arrested a Lathrop man suspected for a string of armed robberies, including some in Turlock. DeAndre Phillips, 27, was arrested on suspicion of nine armed robberies at stores in Stockton, Manteca, Lathrop, French Camp, Tracy, and Turlock between Nov. 22 to Dec. 26, according to Lathrop Police Services, a ...

– 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 years of service Josh Selleck, Matthew Wedgeworth, Joseph Johnston, Traci Williams, Michael Reynolds, To...