‘Companion’ is scary-fun company to keep on MAX
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“Companion” shifts through various tones ranging from Sci-Fi to slasher horror, from comedy to romantic drama.
You Belong Here
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In early May, ICE arrested 196 people in Nashville where they stopped almost 600 people in areas of Nashville with heavy Latino populations.
Q&A with Mark Dunkerley
After a 15-year stint at the Oasis Center, Mark Dunkerley will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer on June 30.
Learn More About Peer Cities’ Efforts to End Homelessness
Which cities are doing well when it comes to reducing homelessness?
Belonging and Becoming in the Borderlands
My grandfather, mi abuelo, was born in Los Indios, Texas (or Mexico, depending on who you ask).
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Features
Learn More About the Politicization of Encampment Closures
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Against the outcry of neighborhoods and businesses, cities like Nashville have been desperate to find quick and highly publicized solutions to shut down encampments and reduce homelessness. This allows politicians to look like they are doing something — or at least that has been their theory. By now, we know that focusing solely on large encampment closures at the cost of actually building an effective system that helps people access permanent housing within 90 to 120 days is not working. Let me state that Nashville is not the only city jumping on the bandwagon of politicizing the closure of large encampments. The goal is apparent.
Features
The Surfer rides a wave of psycho-social madness at The Belcourt
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Like any good surf film, The Surfer delivers the goods.
Vendor Writing
For The Love of Money
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God says in the Bible, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.” Some people eager for money, have wondered from the faith. Many times you may be riding down the street and see a person panhandling and we pass them up, not knowing what they might be going through. We must start having a heart and give. You’re not responsible for what sin he may commit. We are just responsible for obeying God’s word.
Vendor Writing
Black and White
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I really enjoyed writing this article. Black and white, and yes, I’m writing about the skin color of people, and not trying to satisfy no one. At this point, folks may think, here we go again, about the past get over it. Others may think, another sell out, saying what folks want to hear. Or, is he a good one?
Vendor Writing
Four Phases of the Trees
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The trees bloom in the Springtime. You can see the birds building their nest in the middle of it. The squirrels are chasing each other from bottom to top or top to bottom. The trees are starting to dress again. They’ve been bare.