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Jim_Downey

Good folks are all around us

I walked my fourth Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning, although this was my first solo effort.The first two were with former ĢƵ sportswriter Cecelia Jo Record, at her suggestion, and last year was done "virtually" with Cecelia Jo as she was deployed to Kosovo.First, I must commend ...

Viewer’s guide to Thanksgiving

Well, believe it or not, Thanksgiving is nearly upon us.The national holiday of thanks for the blessings that have been bestowed upon our nation and its citizens is celebrated in many ways, mostly traditional with the three "Fs," food, family and football.But, there is so much more to the ...

Don’t give up the ship (just yet)

Disappointed, frustrated, bewildered, confused.Yeah, the general range of emotions for me any day I wake up, but notably present Sunday night around 7:30.About the only highlight from suffering through that range of emotions brought about by the Steelers crashing and burning Sunday evening was ...

Fayette Open keeps plugging along

The Fayette County Open is a grind, and I didn't even hit a drive or line up a putt.I imagine the fellas who chased around that little white ball across four of the county's golf courses last week would tend to agree.Harison Laskey survived the grind, leading from his first round even-par 71 at ...

Rio Olympics on the horizon

Don't look now but the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics is just over a week away.Although local hopefuls Clara Santucci, Emily Zimcosky, Kaitlyn Johnson, Brad Balsley, Patrick Reagan, Coleman Scott, Marissa Kalsey and Madison Wiltrout fell shy of a trip to the largest Portuguese-speaking ...

A walk around Oakmont CC

Famed American humorist Mark Twain once quipped, "Golf is a good walk spoiled."Now, since Mr. Twain passed away long before witnessing me on a golf course, I can't lay claim to being the inspiration for that quote.But, I did not bring my golf clubs along Monday for a walk around Oakmont Country ...