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How Did Rams Fallback After Such Big Victories; Both Tigers are For Real

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  • Post published:December 4, 2013
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By  Randy Gardner It’s actually really been fun this year writing about the world of sports. Not that the world of sports isn’t always fun but here in St. Louis…

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Card in the Mail Proves I’m Into the 4th Quarter

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  • Post published:December 4, 2013
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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm They say that age is relative.  And that's true in my case.  All my relatives are aging.  I can see it in their faces. …

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Dining Divas: Out Of the Kitchen But Into The Kitchen Sink

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  • Post published:November 27, 2013
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The Dining Divas By Lisa Kampeter Of all the Dining Divas articles I’ve written throughout the years, this was the easiest to compose.  What makes this strange is that I…

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Hope Rams Can Come Up with Trifecta Sunday; M.U.Tigers are For Real

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  • Post published:November 27, 2013
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When I sat down yesterday to watch the Rams game, little did I know that I would be watching one of the best Rams games that I had seen in…

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I Hope Fan Base For International Soccer Carries Over to Ambush

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  • Post published:November 20, 2013
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What a treat it has been for St. Louis soccer fans as they have been been able to witness 3 international soccer matches at the highest level. On the negative…

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The Dining Divas Find a Real Winner in Prasino’s

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  • Post published:November 6, 2013
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The Dining Divas By Lisa Kampeter “What is this?  A meat market?”   That’s what the Colorful Diva first said when she joined the rest of the Dining Divas for our…

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We Win 1, Lose 1 Against Tennessee

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  • Post published:November 6, 2013
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By Randy Gardner What another incredible weekend here  for sports as the Mizzou Tigers gave Tennessee  a butt kicking. Who would have ever thought that we would ever be saying…

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What A Difference A Week Makes in Local Sports Scene

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  • Post published:October 30, 2013
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By Randy Gardner As the world turns is the title of my column this week, and quite appropriate for this issue, Halloween, Oct. 31. Last week I was talking about…

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Learn a Lesson From The Cardinals: Bring in the Rookies in Next Election

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  • Post published:October 30, 2013
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A Boomer’s Journal: By Tom Anselm In their 1968 song "Revolution", The Beatles sang "you say you want a revolution… well, you know, we all want to change the world." …

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Monday Night Presents Dilemma For STL Sports Fans, But it Will Work Out

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By Randy Gardner For most of the baseball fans here in St. Louis your prayers came true as the  Cardinals have reached the World Series once again. It was kind…

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