This year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of Deutches Haus, the German cultural organization in Mid-City. And once again this fall, its redoubtable brick headquarters and large, walled beer garden hosts the city’s largest Oktoberfest each Friday and Saturday evening through the end of the month.

But it’s not the only celebration of Bavarian culture on tap around the area this fall.

This weekend, German-born, German-trained master brewer Henryk Orlik and his Heiner Brau brewery will host their third annual Oktoberfest in downtown Covington.

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You’ve always wondered what cultivated Sarah Palin’s sophisticated worldview — Katie Couric has uncovered the answer:

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So you think it’s easy to make a half-court shot? Or one over your back? Or off a 30-foot wall? Ladies and gentleman, it takes hard work and dedication. The ability and commitment to stay after practice and take a dozen or so aimless shots from half-court pre-empted by “You’re going to put this on ESPN.”

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