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2 months ago | 
pentictonherald.ca | James Miller
This article originally appeared in the Kelowna Daily Courier on Aug. 6, 2018. Editor's Note: The following is the third in a series of five interviews with select musicians performing at Rock the Lake, Aug. 10-12 at Prospera Place. You might not recognize the name Ivan Doroschuk, but his voice is distinctive and the band he fronts, iconic.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
ireland-live.ie | Conor Byrne |Conor Keogh |James Miller |Gavin Cooper
Portlaoise College’s journey in this year’s South Leinster Senior Football ‘D’ Championship is over after East Glendalough School had too much for the Portlaoise side in Rathleague on Tuesday afternoon. The Wicklow side raced into an early lead, scoring 1-4 without reply. Their goal came from midfielder Dani Salazar while the four points were kicked from Brian Medlycott (two) and Ben Keegan Cullinane.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | James Miller |Cultural Industries
By James Miller, Senior Lecturer, School of Creative and Cultural Industries, Kingston University
In the early 1950s, William Burroughs – drug addict, homosexual and pioneering writer of what would come to be called the Beat generation – found himself in Mexico City. On the run after accidentally shooting his wife, Joan, during a drunken game of William Tell, Burroughs relished the freedom granted by Mexico.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | James Miller
In the early 1950s, William Burroughs – drug addict, homosexual and pioneering writer of what would come to be called the Beat generation – found himself in Mexico City. On the run after accidentally shooting his wife, Joan, during a drunken game of William Tell, Burroughs relished the freedom granted by Mexico. Here, he could indulge his sexual proclivities and drug addiction without the same risks as in the US. Out of this experience came the autobiographical novella Queer (1985).
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
sunherald.com | James Miller
James W. Miller of Diamondhead was in eighth grade when he began his career as a writer. Now, at the age of 76, his third book was published earlier this year. It's about a little-known smuggler who indifferently pushed the U.S. closer into the Spanish-American War, a conflict which was one of the first dominoes to fall leading to America's emergence as a global power. The book is called "King of the Gunrunners."The book has nothing to do with any of his previous books. Or previous jobs.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
pentictonherald.ca | James Miller
After seven years of being on Friday’s editorial page, Miller Time is being moved to Saturdays. So, why the change? Easy answer: It fits my writing and layout schedule much better. Unofficially: When my column appears on Fridays it often leads to harassment from my friends at the Royal Canadian Legion at four o’clock. Ken Tapping’s astronomy column will remain on Friday. ——What’s unique about the Olympic Games (Summer Olympics especially) is that non-sports fans will watch them for hours on end.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
pentictonherald.ca | James Miller
By now you’ve undoubtedly heard the American country singer’s rendition of the U.S. national anthem at this week’s Major League Baseball all-star game. She started well enough but quickly went off key -- way off key. With the exception of Roseanne Barr and Frank Drebin from the Naked Gun, it was the worst anthem performance ever. The scorn and mockery she’s endured on social media is cruel.
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Jul 7, 2024 | 
pentictonherald.ca | James Miller
Famed Canadian artist Robert Bateman is pictured at the opening of “Unexpected Bateman” by Penticton Art Gallery president Dr. Claude Roberto, Friday. The show is featured in all three galleries at the Penticton Art Gallery through Sept. 14. Bateman gave a two hour presentation on his lifetime of work at the Cleland Theatre, Saturday. He closed his remarks by encouraging younger people to “put your cell phones and electronics away and go outside and experience nature. It’s much better for you.”
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
pentictonherald.ca | James Miller
Don’t panic Biden/Harris fans – Joe Biden’s performance in the first (presumptive) U.S. Presidential Debate was lousy, but so was Barack Obama’s debut against Mitt Romney way back in 2011. I remember thinking, ‘is this guy asleep?’ Obama was re-elected. Biden did get in one good swipe – “You have the morals of an alley cat.”The question immediately following the debate was if Biden should step down as the Democratic candidate.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
pentictonherald.ca | James Miller
Happy Canada Day weekend everybody!Reading social media and even some of our letters to the editor, there seems to be tremendous unrest in our country. I blame much of this attitude on the 45th (and possibly 47th) president as the culture of negativity started working its way north of the U.S. border in or around 2017. Nothing and nobody are perfect, but warts and all we’re living in a great country and in arguably the most beautiful place in Canada.
