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Community Comment archive for Feb. 22, 2009

SUNDAY, FEB. 22, 2009

In this photo courtesy of Teddy Meyer/Broadside, Ryan Allen, competing under his drag queen persona of Reann Ballslee, waves to the crowd at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., after being crowned Ms. Mason on Feb. 14, 2009. Allen beat out two women for the homecoming queen title at the 30,000-studen tGeorge Mason University in suburban Washington, D. C (AP Photo/Teddy Meyer/Broadside)  (The Spokesman-Review)

A REAL homecoming queen...

Good morning, Netizens...In our picture of the day, we see the real-life personification of a homecoming queen--that is a drag queen. In this photo, Ryan Allen, competing under his drag queen persona of Reann Ballslee, waves to the crowd at the Patriot Center in Fairfax,…

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In this March 19, 1994 file photo, Socks the cat peers over the podium in the White House briefing room in Washington. Socks, the White House cat during the Clinton administration, has died. He was about 18. Socks had lived with Bill Clinton's secretary, Betty Currie, in Hollywood, Md., since the Clintons left the White House in early 2001. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File) (The Spokesman-Review)

Rest in Peace, Socks... 

Good morning, Netizens... I suppose although it has been mentioned earlier in the week that Socks the cat, once the White House cat during the Clinton administration, has died. According to several sources, after Clintons left the White House, Socks lived with Bill Clinton's secretary,…

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The arrival of the robins... 

Good morning, Netizens... Last week, the Virtual Ballroom was resounding with the huzzahs and exclamations as various residents crowded around the front window watching the arrival of a group of robins for what we believe is the first time since last fall. How do you…

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