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I try to stay away from politics. But sometimes I can’t, such as when its sanctimony is on display in adjoining headlines on two local front page stories in this morning’s local daily. Headline 1: “Thousands protest federal spending” Headline 2: “Water project reaps windfall” That’s right. We held a tea party to haughtily throw […] To the extent hockey gets much national attention, it begins this week with the opening of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs. The NHL, though, is simply the tip of a huge iceberg. The men’s NCAA Division I hockey championships concluded last weekend. Most other minor and junior leagues likewise are in the midst of or […] Guilty pleasures. We all have them. They’re the albums or movies that grab you but that most people toss off and even impugn. Grand Funk’s Survival is one of mine. Most would agree that Survival, the band’s fourth studio album, is the most polished and clear from an audio standpoint. Where people start to wonder […] Being out-of-town and refusing to pay a Hilton-owned hotel for internet access when Holiday Inns and the like provide it free, this edition is a day late. Bulletin Board It’s National Library Week The NCAA men’s Division I hockey championship game is tonight was last night. Boston University’s come from behind overtime win over Miami […] Looking at television and news stands, it sometimes hard to believe it’s the 21st Century. Recent polling shows that 44 percent of the American public believes in ghosts, another 36 percent believe in UFOs, and 31 percent believe in witches. Thankfully, books like Jo Marchant’s Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer — and the Century-Long […] |
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