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EXTRA! EXTRA! - THE RATASS GAZETTE has a new name and a new address. Starting today, we will be published as The Riverside Times at riversidetimesonline.blogspot.com


THE RATASS GAZETTE Archive will remain online, right here where it's always been, and you're welcome to surf the archives here. However, rest assured that you'll be able to find all your favorite old posts from The RATASS Archive in The Riverside Times Archive as well. We've copied everything over to the new site. 


All new posts will be published at The Riverside Times, so be sure to bookmark the new page. 


- Same awesome content.
- Same random nonsense.
- Same everything... 

Just a different name. See you there! 

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