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BELMONT by Robert A. Mills 6/9/2012 6:04:26 AM
A paltry $100 bet on I’LL HAVE ANOTHER across the board in the Preakness would have brought you a cool $750 payoff, certainly enough to warrant a hefty bet today on the nag to win the Triple Crown at the Belmont. The only drawback is that he’ll prob... more
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THE PACKERS HERITAGE TRAIL AND ME by Linda Lange 5/20/2012 1:06:44 PM
You’ve got to see what Cliff is doing!” a classmate e-mailed last year. She sent me a link to an article about a Packers Heritage Trail proposed for downtown Green Bay. The project was the brainchild of Cliff Christl—longtime ... more
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With Lawrence in Arabia and Me at the Motor-V by Kalikiano Kalei 2/27/2012 10:09:31 AM
Assorted musings on motorcycle related topics and the Middle East, mixed together with a healthy splash of testosterone and served cold on the half shell.... more
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Two-Wheeling in a Four-Wheeling World... by Kalikiano Kalei 2/16/2012 11:54:34 AM
More 'wheeling and dealing' on the subject of the toxic nature of automobiles, the diminishment of America's quality of life, and thoughts on the joys of human powered two wheeled transportation.... more
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HOBNAIL BOOTS by Robert A. Mills 11/26/2011 6:36:10 AM
This column is dedicated to the memory of Larry Munson, the announcer whose play-by-play of the University of Georgia football and basketball games covered 42 years. This unique fellow passed away on November 20, 2011 after a spectacular career that... more
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Games by Stephen Kata 10/15/2011 9:50:38 AM
Games have the power: to teach, to train, to educate, to reveal and build character.
At 14, I was learning chess by playing against members of my HS chess team. I lost and lost and lost,
until one day I played particularly well and ... more
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In the beginning there were the Boozefighters... by Kalikiano Kalei 10/12/2011 11:41:20 AM
Back in the 1960s, there were two distinct American social subcultures evolving that were dedicated to motorised two-wheeled vehicles. The first centered on the younger middle-class people discovering the new style Japanese Honda motorbikes ('Y... more
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A Victim of Gravity: Grave Undertakings by Kalikiano Kalei 9/30/2011 10:00:35 AM
More ponderings on the two-wheeled vehicle as an alternative to automobiles.... more
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Salmon Fishing in the Great Lakes by Barbara Spring 9/20/2011 5:06:15 AM
the fish are really big this year.... more
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SNIFFING JOCKS IN ATLANTA by Robert A. Mills 4/16/2011 4:54:59 AM
What are we going to do if there’s a long-lasting NFL lockout? We here in Atlanta — as in all American Big League cities — have no interest in anything except — SPORTS!
If it isn’t the Atlanta Falcons, it’s the Braves or the Hawks or the ... more
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2011 Baseball, Baseball, Baseball by Stephen W. Pollard 3/31/2011 5:00:28 PM
The 2011 MLB Baseball season has started, could be a very exciting season. Let the predictions begin. ... more
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FUN AT THE ICE PALACE by Robert A. Mills 2/5/2011 7:30:32 AM
Super Bowl XLV is about as inconsequential an event as we could have. What possible alteration in the scheme of things can occur if twenty-two grown men give each other concussion? Will the outcome bring peace to the Middle East? Will it create so... more
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Skiing by Barbara Spring 1/26/2011 12:57:51 PM
A great place to ski... more
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Cliff Lee - - - Back With The Phillies by Stephen W. Pollard 12/14/2010 9:08:43 PM
The return of Cliff Lee to the Phillies... more
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The Final Out Of The Baseball Season by Stephen W. Pollard 11/19/2010 9:40:10 PM
The baseball season ends in November with the World Series.... more
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PEANUTS AND CRACKER JACKS by Robert A. Mills 8/21/2010 6:50:44 AM
Ab initio, was the Word—and the Word was PLAY BALL!
Baseball has been the national pastime since Isaac Newton invented it in 1374. What? It wasn’t invented in 1374? Daggone it, wrong again! Try 1874.
Well, whenever. Although ne... more
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Life and Death on K2 by Niki Collins-Queen 8/11/2010 10:59:46 AM
“No Way Down: Life and Death on K2” is a gripping, inspiring and tragic true story. Graham Bowley, a New York Times reporter, takes readers through the harrowing 2008 K2 ascent that claimed the lives of eleven climbers in early August 2008.
The ... more
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World Cup Soccer, the day after by D L Johnson 6/27/2010 6:30:41 AM
Simply stated Ghana outplayed USA
and deserved to win. It was a well played, very close game, down to the very end.
Congratulations to Ghana, and best of luck in the rest of the tournament.
Nice job USA for making it as far as y... more
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world Cup Soccer by D L Johnson 6/26/2010 9:46:07 AM
Okay, as I raise my pom poms to cheerfully say,
Let's go USA...
Stay in the game,
watch the yellow cards,
play proudly,
hold your heads up with honor,
do your very best to beat Ghana.... more
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The USA was cheated ... by Joseph* OneLight*® 6/18/2010 9:34:16 AM
out of a World Cup Win!
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