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All Good Things Come To an End Even For Fascinating Olympics

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  • Post published:August 28, 2008
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BY RANDY GARDNER Can you believe that so many things can come to an end in just a few weeks time? Lets first start off with end the end of…

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Dining Divas: First Impressions Make ‘Off the Vine’ Seem More Off the Mark

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  • Post published:August 26, 2008
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BY LISA KAMPETER First impressions, unfortunately, can make or break an evening when it comes to dining out with the Dining Divas. From the stormy weather to the last minute…

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If Rams Pre-Season Game is any indication, it will be long season

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BY RANDY GARDNER All I can say is that I am sorely disappointed in waiting for an entire off season and summer to turn on the tube and see the…

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Dining Divas: Araka

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  • Post published:July 31, 2008
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Rarely do I come right out and say "you have to go," but now, I’m saying it. You have to go to Araka in Clayton, a new restaurant in Carondelet…

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Rams Are Right To fine Jackson while he’s not at training camp

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  • Post published:July 31, 2008
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BY RANDY GARDNER Football time has come as the Rams are in their first week of camp in Mequon, Wisconsin, at Concordia University. Things did not start off well as…

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NASCAR Will Have Big Month in Metro Area Starting Saturday

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BY RANDY GARDNER What a week it will be for NASCAR fans around the St. Louis area as the Nationwide Series will invade Gateway International Raceway this Saturday night. The…

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Some Fans Could Gain A Little More Patriotism Watching World Soccer

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  • Post published:July 1, 2008
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BY RANDY GARDNER What a weekend it was for soccer on TV. Actually, the entire month was filled with excitement as Euro 2008 got a lot of airtime here in…

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Dining Divas at Rivival (former site of King Louie’s)

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BY LISA KAMPETER Dinner outside at the beginning of June sounds like a good idea even in St. Louis. It still falls under the time period of "spring" so why…

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Don’t Miss Belmont Stakes Saturday to See Racing History

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BY RANDY GARDNER Will this be the week that we see a Triple Crown winner? I hope so. If you are like me, horse racing is fun to watch once…

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Rams Need To Make Dome Improvements; Reassure Their Fans

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BY RANDY GARDNER So much to talk about this week as I started the week off with a bang. I don’t know how many of you listen to country music,…

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