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State of emergency
Don't fall for today's `only a test' line -- action most certainly is required.
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September 2023
Meet My Free-Throw-Shooting `Godfather’
At 83 years young, Tom Steury recently made his 1 millionth free throw since he began tracking his efforts in 2005. He’s a sweet-shooting, swish-seeking…
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The Danger of `Conventional Wisdom'
From `Dewey Defeats Truman' to dropping the ball on Northwestern's comeback win over Minnesota, Chicago Tribune headline blunders offer a lesson in…
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Why I Love Wikipedia
In contrast to destructive forces that cynically trade in misinformation and outright lies, the world's biggest online encyclopedia is a champion of…
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Three Stories from the Morgue
Fascinating finds from The Inside Edge files: Chuck Hughes' on-field NFL death; my aunt & co-workers `foil gunmen' only to have their home addresses…
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Brother Love: `The Water is Boiling’
On a brutally cold day in January 2022: five hours and a new four-word "safe phrase" with my brother Phil
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Want My Spare Change? Spare Me the Guilt Trip
With charitable contribution requests surging at checkouts, it pays retailers to employ a light touch.
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`Type Headline Here’
Looking back on the moment I knew 9/11 was an especially dark day for America...and shining a light on a grassroots group that's turned historically bad…
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Know a Good Deed
Beanie Babies founder Ty Warner recently resurfaced with his first media interview in decades. It sparked memories of my coverage of one of his many…
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Bo Knows Bullying
Author Jeff Pearlman reveals Bo Jackson's (failed) campaign to ban him from Alabama bookstores. Plus: a fun glimpse at a few long shots by my son at…
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August 2023
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