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He doesn’t listen to a lot of music for inspiration. When he is in his car, Rudy Gatlin will surf radio stations just to hear the latest songs. Rudy and his two brothers, Larry and Steve, have been playing music for more than six decades and all three members draw on life experiences when ...

Write Now: There Is No Right Or Wrong Way To Journal

Writing is powerful. Imagine my surprise and delight when I read the April 5 article “Keeping A Journal Has Mental Health Benefits” by Morgan Pitts, LMSW, on Page A7. The article for Family Service of the Chautauqua Region was spot on. I say this because recently, I wrote about how writing can be cathartic. I think writing is a perfect way to help with one’s emotional battles. According to Pitts, “journaling can act as a symptom tracker; help prioritize fears, worries, and problems; help gain control of emotions; and encourage positive self talk. Having a place to write ...

Two Comics To Perform At Tropicana Room On Saturday

Al Park and Bill Lake are two very different comedians in terms of delivery and subject matter, but the most impressive commonality they share is reaching big breaks in their comedy careers years after most typically do in the industry. Park, a 45-year-old winner of the Boston and ...

Tan France Bridges Divides On TV, Real Life

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Netflix show “Queer Eye “ caught on by doing something unusual: creating reality TV that touches on some of the country’s deepest divides with persistent optimism. Alongside sleek new haircuts and rehabbed wardrobes, the makeover program starring five gay men tackles the contrast between urban and rural, white and black, liberal and conservative. The show’s resident fashion expert, Tan France , switches between those worlds off-camera too. He’s an English immigrant who was raised Muslim and spends his off hours at home with his husband in ...

Live Online TV, Is Getting More Expensive

NEW YORK (AP) — If you signed up to stream live TV in hopes of saving money over traditional cable, you may be in for a rude surprise. Live online-TV providers like YouTube TV, DirecTV Now and Hulu with Live TV lured users with digital “skinny bundles” that were cheaper than cable. Now, many are raising prices. The latest is Google’s YouTube TV, which is increasing its monthly fee to $50. It launched at $35 and has raised prices as it added more channels. The first of this crop of TV services was Dish Networks’ Sling TV in 2015. Its most attractive feature was price, since ...

‘For The Joy Of It’

His passion for the arts continues. Having been away from the lights, camera, and action of Hollywood for about 15 years, Mitchell Anderson, found it easy to step right back in front of the lens. “I was a professional actor for most of my early adulthood. Then I stopped acting,” ...