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Does Herzog belong? 28 Jul 2010 | 02:28 am
A recent column about Whitey Herzog prompted a wide range of comments. The Whitey admirers and haters came out of the woodwork. A couple readers admitted that while they liked the column, but disagree...
Rush is out. But was it for the right reasons? 16 Oct 2009 | 10:47 am
DISCLAIMER TIME: I am not a Rush Limbaugh fan. I’m far from being one, actually. Limbaugh’s views are polar opposites from my views. To be honest, I haven’t listened to him on purpose since the early ...
Sports schedules getting hit by economy 30 Apr 2009 | 08:40 am
The word earlier this week out of Florida was that varsity sports schedules are being cut – can Illinois be far behind? Monday, the Florida High School Athletic Association board of directors reduced...
Time for turf? 14 Apr 2009 | 06:47 am
This is a touchy subject, what with the Alton School District in some financial straits these days, but wouldn’t it be great to see an artificial playing surface at Public School Stadium? Before you ...
More drug testing for Illinois high school athletes? 29 Mar 2009 | 05:00 pm
The Illinois House unanimously passed a bill last week that would implement random drug testing for high school athletes across the state. If the State Senate OKs the bill and Gov. Quinn signs it – it...
This is not looking promising, folks 20 Mar 2009 | 01:55 am
Word on Wednesday that Vancouver will receive a Major League Soccer expansion franchise came as no surprise. But what is supposedly transpiring in Portland, Ore. is, at least to me. According to repo...
MLS: Still kickin’ 17 Mar 2009 | 08:45 am
Hopes for an Major League Soccer franchise for St. Louis rise and fall like the tide. High tide, low tide, in-between tide. Jeff Cooper’s St. Louis United group is doing a great job selling the city, ...
Incognito should remain so 22 Nov 2008 | 07:02 am
Given something to cheer about, St. Louis fans can rock a stadium with the best of ‘em. But evidently, folks like Richie Incognito seem to think it’s fans’ job to cheer blindly – even for a mediocre ...
Veterans day – an early Thanksgiving 12 Nov 2008 | 04:00 am
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month – Veterans Day. It used to be Armistice Day back when my parents were kids. It marked the end of the war to end all wars, World War I. We’ve...
If area coaches ran the government… 7 Nov 2008 | 07:32 am
With this week’s elections, and what with President-elect Obama putting his team together, I started thinking what how some of the area high school coaches I’ve known through the years would do as gov...
