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‘Quiet on Set’ cracks open Pandora’s box of abuse
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‘Quiet on Set’ cracks open Pandora’s box of abuse

The entertainment industry has a reliable recipe with a few key ingredients: money, insider relationships, and abuse. The new five-part docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” adds a haunting and eerily unsurprising element to this recipe — Nickelodeon’s abuse of children. Aired by Investigation Discovery in early March, “Quiet on Set”...

Gospel Barn’s 2024 season starts this April
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Gospel Barn’s 2024 season starts this April

Tickets to attend the concerts can be purchased at the door. Courtesy | Facebook  Live music and fellowship will return to the Gospel Barn this weekend.   The Gospel Barn’s 2024 season will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday with a performance by The Overtones, a gospel quartet from Lafayette, Indiana.  “They really do a nice mix...

State police arrest man for possessing explosives
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State police arrest man for possessing explosives

Joseph Michael Lazarus is facing multiple charges. Courtesy | Jailtracker  The Michigan State Police arrested a man found with suspected explosives in Hillsdale Township April 9. “He was in the car when they had taken him to custody, and then that search of his vehicle identified the explosive device,” said MSP Lt. Rene Gonzales.  MSP officers arrested 26-year-old...

Lizzy McAlpine’s getting ‘Older’ and her music is getting better
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Lizzy McAlpine’s getting ‘Older’ and her music is getting better

“Can we stay like this forever? Can we be here in this room ’til we die?” These lyrics from “The Elevator,” the first track on Lizzy McAlpine’s newest album, “Older,” encapsulate the futile resistance 20-somethings often feel toward growing up and moving on from love that has ended or is bound to. It’s not just the first track though; every...

‘Ordinary Angels’: not just another Christian movie
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‘Ordinary Angels’: not just another Christian movie

Little butterfly.  That’s what Theresa called her daughter, Michelle, when she was born. Now, a five-year-old battling for her life, Michelle has the same rare liver disease that her mother died from. Will this disease take Michelle, too? For some, “Ordinary Angels,” released Feb. 23, may come across as yet another predictable faith-based inspirational movie...