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Foul mouths abound

Sadly, harsh language is becoming more and more commonplace.Intemperate outbursts can get you noticed. Apologies soon follow. ThatĢƵ become the American way.Kanye West, that renowned rapper, whoĢƵ changed his name to just “ye,” knows how to generate headlines.Recently, a couple of ...

Hearings over, nothing’s changed

Barring an appearance by the now-subpoenaed Donald Trump, the House Jan. 6 hearings are over, and what have we learned? Nothing at all, at least from the viewpoint of TrumpĢƵ most rabid followers. Like the former president himself, they deny the validity of the Jan. 6 riot.The Capitol was ...

Herschel Walker: All-American, dunce

Herschel Walker was the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Georgia.(Note: He happened to break at least five school rushing records that had been held by UniontownĢƵ Kevin McLee.Walker was also an Olympic bobsledder – and a mixed martial artist.He could even be considered a ...

Now the trouble with dogs is …

We had a dog once upon a time – this would have been Riley – who took an instant liking to me. I walked in the house from work one day to discover a dog happily wagging its tail and following at my feet around the kitchen.I didn’t pay much attention. We already had a dog – good, ...

Rain, rain, rain records

“Sunshine, blue skies – please go away. My girl has found another and gone away.”I first heard those words in 1967, when those Motown legends – The Temptations – convinced a record-buying public that they “Wish(ed) it would rain.”To understand The Temptations' dilemma, you had to ...

Did you know Superman is black?

BREAKING NEWS!After extensive forensic investigations, officials at Ancestry.com have determined that Superman, aka “The Man of Steel,” is an African American.According to Ancestry, the man whoĢƵ “faster than a speeding bullet” and who “can leap tall buildings in a single bound,” ...