I usually hate these types of columns in the newspapers. Why should a reader give a good damn what someone else is thankful for? Unless it’s someone who I know, or a favorite writer, I usually avoid the piece. But this year, I do have a lot of things to be thankful for; several of […]

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I realize that many young men are admitted to major universities to play sports, not earn grades or degrees, or even learn anything other than the Xs and Os of their sport. I understand that, but if you play a major sport at a major university, you are known. You are under a microscope; and […]

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It appears that the Phoenix Coyotes aren’t the only NHL franchise in financial turmoil. As discussed for months in hockey circles, Columbus may have trouble holding on to the Blue Jackets because the club has been losing $12 million a year, according to a report released by the Columbus Chamber. The Chamber’s report offers a […]

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It makes me sad when I see students at my alma mater, Northwestern University, do something so stupid it bring unwanted attention to the school. Pictures of 2 white students wearing blackface for Halloween surfaced this week on Facebook and sparked campus-wide outrage. One of the students covered himself in blackface and wore a T-shirt […]

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At the same time that I am shamed and appalled at the acts of a couple of lunkhead NU students, I can’t be prouder of one of our alums. Despite my distaste for all things involving the New York Yankees (discussed below), I was happy for manager Joe Girardi, an NU alum like myself. But […]

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In many cases, eventually, the truth comes out. For many years, 2 friends and I (Tony Swanagan and Levi Moore, Jr.) issued our own award for the NBA – the M.L. Carr Award for the most hated player in the NBA, or simply the MHP. We gave this award, which, if it existed as an […]

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Relatively uncommented on in the local media, the purchase of the Chicago Cubs by the Ricketts family is historic in yet another way. The Cubs are now the first team in Major League Baseball to have an openly gay owner. One of the family, sister Laura Ricketts, is an out of the closet lesbian who […]

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