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BOOKS | REVIEWS : Murder, Inc. Many books touching on the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy have an agenda, jumping through a series of conspiratorial hoops to bolster a conclusion already arrived at. James Johnston's "Murder, Inc.," is different: He dispassionately sifts through the evidence regarding the CIA's activities during the Kennedy administration and the president's keen interest in overthrowing Fidel Castro, and comes up not so much with answers as with some very intriguing questions. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 11:39pm

BOOKS | REVIEWS: Hope & Heartbreak The drugs — pills, heroin, fentanyl — are pretty similar wherever you go, but each region seems to have its own particular opioid narrative. Sam Quinones captured Ohio's opioid economy in full throttle in 2015's "Dreamland." Beth Macy's "Dopesick," published last year, chronicled Appalachian Virginia's reeling survivors and groundbreaking prosecutors as finger pointing over the epidemic moved to courtrooms. And the recent "Hope & Heartbreak: Beyond the Numbers of the Opioid Epidemic" focuses largely on the pained parents and ragged recoveries of Westmoreland County. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 11:33pm

Las Amigas Club introduces 2019 debutantes The Las Amigas Social and Civic Club presented their 46th Annual Debutante Ball on Friday, Dec. 27 at the Texarkana Convention Center in Texarkana, Texas. Twenty-one young ladies accompanied by their escorts were presented to society in the presence of their families and guests. by Associated Press Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 11:14pm

Control your cholesterol with three easy steps If you Google "cholesterol," you'll get 112 million responses. Overwhelming and confusing, to say the least. So we're going to give you a straightforward rundown of what you need to know about: 1) keeping lousy LDL cholesterol under control so it can't ding your blood vessels and cause cardiovascular disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, stroke and peripheral artery disease, and 2) about helping good-for-you HDL cholesterol do its job. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 10:48pm

A deer warning Dear Heloise: Thank you for alerting pet owners that male deer can be aggressive and violent with household pets during the rutting season. I have lived with deer in our neighborhood in San Antonio for almost 40 years. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 10:45pm

Woman wonders why daughter keeps her at arm's length Dear Abby: My husband and I retired five years ago and moved to a small town where my two daughters and two grown grandchildren live. We moved here from another state to be near them and other relatives who live closer, but not in this city. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 10:43pm

Bestsellers Bestsellers for Jan. 26, 2020 Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 10:38pm

Questions to ask on a first date First dates are hard. There's no denying that. From the endless supply of sweat that you didn't know your body could actually make, to the awkward silences when you actually contemplate talking about how unseasonably cold it is outside, to the question of who pays the bill for that glass of red wine, first dates are often fairly anxiety-inducing. One thing that makes it even harder is not knowing the right questions to ask. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 10:37pm

Taylor Swift shakes Sundance with documentary The normally private Taylor Swift premiered an intimate documentary Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival in which the pop star discloses a past eating disorder, chronicles her inner battle over speaking forthrightly about politics and says her victorious 2017 sexual assault court case was a dramatic turning point in her life. by Associated Press Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 2:59am

Light Notes: Quiet please! God would like to speak I love to talk. That's why I married a man of few words ... a guy who likes action. Bill can paint the house, mow our five acres of pasture and drive to the "other Washington" in the time it takes me to get to the point of a conversation. by Tri-City Herald Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 2:10am

New hire is disappointed to be working as a gofer Dear Abby: I recently landed a new job and was excited about doing work that would be directly in line with my education and background. I left a job of more than a decade to pursue this field. My problem is, I'm being asked to carry luggage, make coffee, run errands, etc. This was not in my job description, nor was it what I was hired for. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 2:03am

What causes kidney stones? People love Top 10 lists, like Billboard's Year-End Top 10 songs, Listverse's 10 Hilarious Historic Predictions of Life in the 2000s and Google's Top 10 searched-for health topics of 2019. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 1:34am

First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental oven Still sealed in individual baking pouches and packed in their spaceflight container, the cookies remain frozen in a Houston-area lab after splashing down two weeks ago in a SpaceX capsule. They were the first food baked in space from raw ingredients. by Associated Press Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 5:01am

Learn to act like a lady | TMS will teach you all about Edwardian etiquette If you have ever fancied yourself a woman who'd look smashing in a frilly blouse and corset, you might attend "How to be an Edwardian Lady" at the P.J. Ahern House. by Aaron Brand Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 12:04am

Lost Boys, pirates and flying thespians | Texas High School Tiger Theatre presents 'Peter Pan' Fly to Neverland this weekend and enjoy the classic, enchanting J.M. Barrie tale of "Peter Pan" with a Texas High School Tiger Theatre Co. production of this beloved musical. by Aaron Brand Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 12:02am

Music Country U.S.A. plans anniversary show For anyone who feels a need to start off the fresh, new year with live music, the Texarkana area has it going for you. by Aaron Brand Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 11:59pm

BestBets (Deadline is 10 a.m. Tuesday. Entries should be emailed to [email protected]) Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 11:53pm

'I'll See Him Through' was a hit for Wynette This week in 1970: The U.S. Senate passed a bill to allow the FBI to enter without warning or ID during drug raids, and a singer from Mississippi had her 11th hit record. Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 11:45pm

'The Turning' doesn't give up its secrets At the end of Floria Sigismondi's "The Turning," after all the credits had rolled, male members of the audience at a press screening were visibly and vocally upset. They were seemingly enraged at the film's unwillingness to offer up a single definitive answer about the perceived haunting in this take of Henry James' 1898 novella "The Turn of the Screw," joining a century's worth of questioners who have puzzled over the story of a young governess bedeviled by ghosts at her new job. Are these ghosts real, or is she just crazy? It's an age-old question, but Sigismondi is confident simply not answering it, as frustrating as that may be. Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 11:44pm

'Gentlemen' awash in stereotypes Guy Ritchie's latest British gangster yarn, "The Gentlemen," opens with a bartender pulling a beer tap printed with a logo reading: "Gritchie's English Lore." It's oh-so-appropriate branding for this return to roots for Ritchie, who burst onto the scene in the late '90s with the rollicking London crime flick "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels." With "The Gentlemen," co-written with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies, Ritchie invites the audience to belly up to his bar for a full pint of his signature brew: a wordy, bloody, Cockney-accented blend of colorful criminals. As you might expect, despite the title, these gentlemen aren't gentlemanly in the least. Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 11:40pm

Alicia Keys announces new album, world tour Alicia Keys is wasting no time promoting her upcoming seventh studio album, "Alicia," which will be released March 20. On Tuesday morning, the 15-time Grammy Award-winner announced her "Alicia - The World Tour" 2020 concert trek, which opens June 5 in Dublin, Ireland. by The San Diego Union-Tribune Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 11:39pm

MSNBC host Chris Matthews slowing down for new podcast For possibly the first time in his long career, Chris Matthews has decided to slow things down. by The Philadelphia Inquirer Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 11:37pm

Wife of serial philanderer planning ahead for his funeral Dear Abby: I have been married for 37 years. During that time, my husband has cheated on me and fathered several children. Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 11:35pm