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Reflections on NCAA Picks, Tony LaRussa

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  • Post published:March 29, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER As you can recall my picks in the NCAA tournament from my last column, it shows I don’t know much about college basketball. All of my picks…

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‘The Dining Divas’ Prefer the Night Life to the Food at Travena’s in Cottleville

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  • Post published:March 27, 2007
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BY LISA KAMPETER The Dining Divas' restaurant choices haven’t lived up to our expectations lately so we’ve learned not to get our hopes up. We live, and we learned again…

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Got Your Final Four Picks? Try This Way

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  • Post published:March 15, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER Alright, March Madness is here and who are you picking? It is unbelievable how big this event is even for people that don’t even care about college…

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Hard to believe the always-friendly Damian Nash is gone

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  • Post published:March 1, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER Sometimes it is so surreal when you hear something that happened you almost have to stop and pinch yourself to make sure you are not dreaming. Sometimes…

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The ‘Dining Divas’ Realize Art and Dinner Are Not a Good Combination

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  • Post published:February 23, 2007
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BY LISA KAMPETER Every month the Dining Divas have a plan. It’s simple. Pick out a new restaurant or one that we’ve never been to. Dine there the first Thursday…

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Getting your sports Fix as one season ends, While Two Others Begin

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  • Post published:February 15, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER How bad do I look for predicting the bears winning by six points? Maybe, by six points after the first 10 seconds but not after that. Overall,…

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Dining Divas: Brunch at Nadoz in Good Choice, But Don’t Count Your Points

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  • Post published:January 30, 2007
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BY LISA KAMPETER For the past several years, the Dining Divas have kicked off the New Year with a Sunday brunch, instead of our typical Thursday night dinner. For the…

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Best Weekend For Cards Fans Since Oct.

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  • Post published:January 18, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER What a great weekend it was as the St. Louis Baseball Cardinals held its annual Winter Warm up at the Millennium hotel in downtown St. Louis. There…

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Linehan Says All The Rights Year-end Things

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  • Post published:January 4, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER Coach Scott Linehan gave his closing press conference on Tuesday for the season and it was a good one in my mind. This guy came out and…

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3 Rams Named Deserving of Pro Bowl

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  • Post published:December 21, 2006
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BY RANDY GARDNER As I sit to write this column, I have just been informed that three St. Louis Rams have been selected to the Pro Bowl. That would be…

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