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No Pain…No Gain; And other trite things that are true

As Ithaca’s talented quarterback took a knee inside his own ten yard line and the final seconds of a truly great football came ticked off, my mind flashed through 50-some years of sporting events as I tried to find one that was more meaningful than the one I just witnessed. By now you know that […]

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Word Inflation; Just how do you tell someone to F-off?

Hey, younger generation!  I want my word back!  Since the Petoskey News-Review decided to end local opinion columns, I have received a pile of great letters thanking me for writing over the past year.  It is a  satisfying feeling knowing that I really wasn’t howling into the night as it sometimes seemed. I also received […]

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