Bucks for Ballplayers

Don’t look now, but the Almighty Dollar is once more in all probability about to mess up college football, basketball, baseball, and every other NCAA sport you can think of. (Excuse me, for you English majors out there, I meant to say, “every other NCAA sport of which you can think.”) Apparently, NIL (Name, Image, [...]

By |2024-05-30T23:38:09+00:00May 30th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

And in this Corner . . .

Way back in the stone age, when middle school was known as junior high, it was not uncommon for two adolescent young lads to disagree on a very important matter, usually having to do with, of course, a female student who appealed to both of them. Loudly proclaimed insults in the hallways or lunchroom often [...]

By |2024-05-24T02:49:38+00:00May 24th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Is This the New Summertime Norm?

This month is usually quite pleasant. Summer is just around the bend. The warmer May weather perks up spirits and heralds the coming of the lazy, hazy, crazy days of this time of year, probably because many of us still associate them with our long-ago youth. After the usual long, dark winter that often features [...]

By |2024-05-17T16:46:48+00:00May 17th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Look Closely at that Second Name

What do Aaron Burr, Elbridge Gerry, John C. Calhoun, Richard M. Johnson, John C. Breckinridge, Hannibal Hamlin, Thomas Marshall, Henry Wallace, and Spiro Agnew all have in common? Every one of them was, at one point in our history, a heartbeat away from being President of the U.S. It’s probably very fortunate for the country, [...]

By |2024-05-10T16:29:52+00:00May 10th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments