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Should A Woman Have a Shot as an NFL Kicker?

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  • Post published:March 6, 2013
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By Randy Gardner Every weekend I  think about what I am going to write about on Monday, some weekends it is pretty tough to come up with ideas and others…

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Even With Momentum, May Be Best to Sit Jake Allen

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  • Post published:February 20, 2013
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By Randy Gardner I always say that a small change in something can make a world of difference. I am a huge proponent of momentum in sports and in life.…

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A Boomer’s Journal: Working through the Browns and Grays of Lent

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  • Post published:February 20, 2013
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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm Brown is the color of the day, these days.  The bare treegroves shoot back little of the suns reflection.  On gray days, they stand…

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One More Tribute For Baseball’s Perfect Warrior

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  • Post published:February 6, 2013
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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm A few weeks ago, we all lost a good man. He wasn't a former President, or a war hero (but was a veteran) .  He…

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Too Many Excuses at This Year’s Super Bowl

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  • Post published:February 6, 2013
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By Randy Gardner I am already sick of the excuses for everything imaginable that happened in the Super Bowl. From the power going out to the horrible play calling by…

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Miss Alabama Almost as Famous As QB Boyfriend And the Crimson Tide

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  • Post published:January 9, 2013
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By Randy Gardiner What a shame the National Championship Football Game between Notre Dame and Alabama turned out Monday night. I was so excited about watching the game. I sat…

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Catching up with Movies and the Oscars

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  • Post published:January 9, 2013
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by Sandra Olmsted The Academy Award nominations will be announced on Thursday Jan. 10 (today) , and there are still some films which deserve a bit more than mention.  Although…

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Glad to See Some Words That Need to be Banished, But I would Add Some More

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  • Post published:January 9, 2013
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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm Yay for us!  We have survived the Mayan Long Count, slipped off the edge of the fiscal cliff only to have a thread of…

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The Dining Divas Delight in Christmas, Make Blankets For Our Military Overseas

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  • Post published:December 28, 2012
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  DINING DIVAS members Alecia Berens, Pat Lindsey, Carol Solimando, Ashley Bengston, Re Mormino Weed, Marilee Krantz.  In front is Lisa Kampeter who writes the monthly column. The girls are wrapped…

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Sports Just Won’t Do It As an Escape After the Connecticut Shootings

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  • Post published:December 19, 2012
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By Randy Gardner It is really difficult  to sit down and write about something like sports when the country is in the state that it is in after the tragic…

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