No Stripper Pole for Mayor Pete

No Stripper Pole for Mayor Pete

Pete Buttigieg's campaign cancelled an appearance by the candidate's civil-law spouse at a bar in Providence, Rhode Island that caters to homosexuals and features drag queens because it has a stripper pole, according to the club's owner.

Chasten Buttagieg, a man who is civilly married to Pete Buttagieg, was scheduled to appear Friday night, January 18 for a fund raiser at The Dark Lady, which describes itself as "an LGBTQ nightclub."

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Researcher Planning To Study Cape Attitudes Toward Seals

Matthew McDonald

A new study planned for this summer is supposed to gauge how Cape Cod residents, visitors, and fishermen feel about sharks and seals, which have dominated attention in recent years on the Outer Cape.

Public officials on Cape Cod have discerned significant support for culling seals in order to decrease the presence of great white sharks, which have been responsible for two serious injuries and one death on the Outer Cape during the past few years.

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