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McClellan: Forget holiday cheer, go ahead and argue at family gatherings Columnist Bill McClellan writes: I don’t want to read any more stories about keeping things light at Christmas.
McClellan: The mystery of a great man — and his legacy Bill McClellan writes: In January of 2000, I wrote a column about Morris Shenker, who had died 11 years earlier. I declared him 51ºÚÁÏan of…
McClellan: The end of an era for Hendri's Catering, but not the end of stories Steve and Dan Sulz ran Hendri's for 42 years. They are shutting it down. Their last gig will be a New Year’s Eve party at their venue.
