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Movie Review:  “Joker: Folie à Deux” 

By: Bob Garver             Back in 2019, “Joker” managed to make over $1 billion at the global box office and earn itself 11 Oscar nominations, …
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Boots and Bowties Gala fundraiser set for Nov. 9

By Toni Miles The Long Beach-based Pink Heart Funds non-profit will be the beneficiary of the proceeds from the upcoming Boots and Bowties: The Giving Gala event. Scheduled to take place on …

Mississippi Recognizes World Mental Health Day: "My Mental Health at Work"

In observance of World Mental Health Day on October 10, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), the Mississippi Department of …

Annual Holiday Boutique set for November 8 and 9

Special to Long Beach Breeze The annual two-day Holiday Boutique hosted by the Pass Christian Yacht Club’s Ladies Auxiliary will be back in Long Beach on Friday, November 8, from 10 a.m. …

Kara's Sights and Bites: Crocktober heralds the start of fix it/forget it meals

By: Kara Kimbrough      I’ve never understood why Crockpots are used more in the fall and winter months. I understand that cooler weather signals the start of comfort …

One Book, One Pass concludes Oct. 22

The Pass Post The 2024 One Book, One Pass community book project will conclude on Tuesday, October 22, with a presentation by the author, Lauren Groff, an award-winning writer and bestselling …

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Wesson Oil Pound Cake is a light and delicious cake that was a favorite weekly treat made by my grandmother.

Kara's Sights and Bites: Search for pound cake recipe stirs up pleasant memories

By: Kara Kimbrough     I’ve shared my love of pound cake before. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that I recently spent a few hours following the comments of members of …

Kara's Sights and Bites: Ending Souptember on a delicious note

By: Kara Kimbrough     It’s been entertaining, to say the least, to watch grownups bicker on the internet this week over whether or not gumbo and chili should be considered soup. …

Kara's Sights and Bites: Our ancestors were healthier and here's why

By: Kara Kimbrough Here’s a sobering thought. The overall quality of life of Americans living in the previous century compared to modern-day residents was much better. No surprise, our …
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CoffeeTime: "Scared Spitless? Join the Crowd"

Send any responses to:  andybowman839@gmail.com If there has ever been a time in my life when I feel like crawling under the bed with a blankie and lying there whimpering – it just …

CoffeeTime: "Naked"

Send any responses to:  andybowman839@gmail.com Nope, don’t get your dander up (or your hopes up, depending on what you were hoping to read). I am not going to write about naked …

CoffeeTime: "Babies behave better than us"

Send any responses to:  andybowman839@gmail.com Two-month-old Lydia suddenly feels uncomfortable, so she begins twisting her little head back and forth, whimpering, and when that …
Movie Reviews
By: Bob Garver             For better or worse, late September this year is certainly the time for animated robot movies. Fortunately, we got the …
By: Bob Garver Nobody is going to mistake cut-rate biopic “Reagan” for a great movie. At best, it’s a pretty standard greatest-hits collection of important moments in the …
By: Bob Garver  “Speak No Evil” is a remake of a 2022 Danish movie with a famously vile twist. I went into this film expecting it to have the same twist. That’s not to say …
By: Bob Garver In preparation for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” I watched the original film from 1988. I found that I liked “some” things about it, like the set and …
Hudson's Journey
By: Mika Hartman October is here. As we commemorate both Down Syndrome Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), I can reflect on what I have learned on this …
By: Mika Hartman Each year , National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) host a conference. If you are lucky, you don’t miss it; you can’t miss it, so much happens in a year of research …
By: Mika Hartman If given the opportunity to take away my sons extra chromosome, I would not. If given the opportunity to remove some of his ailments due to his extra chromosome, I absolutely …
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