The Closer we get

Not every romance concludes happily ever after. Sometimes relationships go sour, and love turns tragic in the end. Such is the case in Closer, which will be performed this weekend at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Written by playwright Patrick Marber, Closer examines the intertwined and complicated relationships between four characters: Alice, Larry, Anna, and Dan.…

The Blotter

• Officers responded to a complaint about a juvenile on Dodge Avenue. When they arrived, a woman told them a neighbor child threw cookies and onions at her son, hitting her house. Officers spoke with the child and his mother, who said the two boys had argued. One threw shoes at the other’s house, and…

Music Menu

Looking for a live concert to attend? Check out this week’s Music Menu…

The prison of prejudice

It’s one thing to read about the prison abuses at Abu Ghraib, the sadism, the meanness, the degradation. It’s another to learn what we knew about the people behind the acts – and how the military signed them up anyway. Before going to Iraq, one reservist (a former Marine, roused by 911 to reenlist) was…


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