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Baseball, the Babe and a beautiful lesson

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for baseball. More than ready.Hope springs eternal at the old ballyard. I’m reminded of the line in the movie Field of Dreams by the reclusive novelist Terrance Mann, about baseball being the one constant in America.“America has rolled by like an ...

Heros with flaws

There are many people who find fault in the most acclaimed achievers. Look around in most media and social circles and you’ll find a host of criticisms directed toward people who are trying to do good for humanity.Whether we do or don’t agree with someoneĢƵ achievements or mission, is it ...

Hail, Hail, The GangĢƵ All Here

Democrats just set a record.There are, as I write this, 18 of them officially running for the presidency.That exceeds the number of Republicans (17) who threw their hats into the ring for president before the 2016 presidential election.Joe Biden appears to be standing in the wings.HeĢƵ ...

Every generation believes that the preceding one is out of touch in some manner, that they just don’t get it. With time marching on, each generation sees changes in music, lingo, clothing, hairstyles, technology, and resistance, adaptation and adoption of these things.What we grow up with, or ...

Why are we so bad at science?

What do most Americans know about science?If a March 28 Pew Research Center poll is to be believed - not nearly enough. And at a time when knowledge and facts are under assault as they have not been in recent memory, thatĢƵ a problem.On the upside, about eight in 10 respondents to the new Pew ...

I saw Alex Trebek naked, seriously

I didn’t only see Alex Trebek naked. I stood next to him naked. Well, thatĢƵ not right. I wasn’t naked. But sure enough he was. As naked as a smart-boy contestant without an answer ... I mean ... a question during Final Jeopardy. Whatever.The longtime host of TVĢƵ “Jeopardy” just ...