Groundhog Day cannot come soon enough.
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By Tom Purcell, Special to the Katy Times
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2/2/23
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According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, the demand for older models in the fashion and cosmetics industries is exploding.
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By Danny Tyree, Special to the Katy Times
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1/26/23
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I love my gas stove—almost as much as I love my Weber gas grill.
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By Tom Purcell, Special to the Katy Times
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1/26/23
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“Time Enough at Last.”
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By Danny Tyree, Special to the Katy Times
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1/19/23
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In the 1980s, I repeatedly watched a recorded copy of the film “Escape from New York” on my family’s Panasonic VCR—complete with tuning knobs the size of hubcaps.
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By Jase Graves, Special to the Katy Times
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1/19/23
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Barbara Walters might never have become a powerful force in broadcast journalism had she lacked the chutzpah to extract a promise from her bosses at NBC News in 1973.
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By Peter Funt, Special to the Katy Times
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1/12/23
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Earmarks are back and they’re costing American taxpayers a bundle.
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By Tom Purcell, Special to the Katy Times
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1/12/23
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It was late December of 2020. COVID cabin fever was hitting me hard.
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By Tom Purcell, Special to the Katy Times
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1/5/23
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For years, I’ve watched friends and acquaintances take family trips during the holiday season to exciting locations like Disney World, Hawaii, Colorado and Cracker Barrel.
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By Jase Graves, Special to the Katy Times
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1/5/23
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I’m filled with a renewed sense of hope all of the sudden.
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By Tom Purcell, Special to the Katy Times
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12/29/22
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As I write this year-end essay about 2022 trends in food and dining, I must confess that I’m playing catch-up.
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By Danny Tyree, Special to the Katy Times
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12/29/22
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One of my fondest childhood memories of Christmas in the 1970s was riding around in the family station wagon, “Bessie,” to look at Christmas lights while I whined to my parents about needing a snack—again. There was something magical about a familiar evening landscape transformed to a radiant wonderland at the expense of someone’s lumbar spine.
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By Jase Graves, Special to the Katy Times
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12/22/22
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I read a great piece in the Tribune-Review about the nostalgia many Pittsburghers hold for their favorite old suburban shopping malls—especially around the holidays.
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By Tom Purcell, Special to the Katy Times
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12/22/22
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I grew up believing that you judge a man by the size of his Christmas tree.
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By Peter Funt, Special to the Katy Times
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12/15/22
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My dog Thurber has been lying to me.
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By Tom Purcell, Special to the Katy Times
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12/15/22
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It has been years since my family last dealt with the “pictures with Santa” pageantry, but Saint Nick impersonators remain an integral part of Christmas for Americans.
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By Danny Tyree, Special to the Katy Times
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12/8/22
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Please pardon me, but I am always overcome by mawkish sentimentality at this time of year.
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By Danny Tyree, Special to the Katy Times
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12/1/22
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When it comes to sappy holiday movies, you either scorn them as you would another pair of reindeer-themed socks, or you eagerly binge on offerings such as “My Southern Family Christmas,” produced by Hallmark and described thusly:
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By Peter Funt, Special to the Katy Times
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12/1/22
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Is the glass half empty or half full?
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By Tom Purcell, Special to the Katy Times
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11/24/22
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The whole concept of a bed and breakfast is pretty ingenious and fits almost perfectly with my lifestyle.
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By Jase Graves, Special to the Katy Times
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11/24/22
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