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Remembering when baseball was more than a sport
Like millions of Americans, I was caught up in the glory days of baseball in the 1950s.
I was exhilarated by the Reds and Yankees and Dodgers victories, and pained by each and every loss. -
Football team isn’t only problem in Steubenville case
The verdict is in, and two teenage boys are serving time in the national saga known as the Steubenville rape case.
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Clichés represent distilled wisdom from decades of use
A cliché has a bad name as an overworked and therefore banal expression. Spoken or written by someone who is not thinking much about what he is saying or writing, it usually has a negative connotation.
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Note to budget battlers: Don’t underestimate Burwell
President Obama’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget and shepherd the nation away from the fiscal cliff is an admission that he failed during his first four years of office.
- Spring in West Virginia is a great time for anglers
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Showdown
Education reform bill is front and center at the state Capitol.
- Commission president needs refresher course on law
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You decide: Is it trivia? Or is it useless information?
Some call it trivia. Others might refer to it as useless information.
Whatever the case is, more information is being produced today than ever before. - Lent offers opportunity for reflection
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A bit of nostalgia with lunchboxes and sayings
If you are a certain age, you remember lunchboxes you faithfully toted to school every day. They were emblazoned with a variety of motifs, usually cowboys, cartoon characters, celebrity figures or familiar TV show characters.
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Remembering when baseball was more than a sport



