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October Lacks Usual Flare For Pro Sports

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  • Post published:October 4, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER Here we go again, the same old story but you know what? It makes it real easy to write my column with the state of sports in…

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Dining Divas: Aways Changing Franco Bistro Is A Place Divas Would Dine Again

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  • Post published:October 2, 2007
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Just down from the Soulard market is Franco Bistro and Wine Bar. Without knowing the restaurant’s location within the Soulard Loft Apartment building, you may not find it. But if…

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Maybe the Rams Starters Should Have Played A Little More in Pre-season

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  • Post published:September 20, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER The Rams lose another one against the 49ers at home, but let's look back what I wrote after the opening day debacle against Carolina. In an earlier…

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There’s Nothing Like A Rival College Game

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  • Post published:September 6, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER Even if you are not a football fan, you can’t help but enjoy yourself watching college football. That was never more true than this past weekend as…

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Fitness Together: A Sharing Experience

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  • Post published:September 6, 2007
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BY DIANE RABE, CLUB FITNESS Maybe you are someone considering making a commitment to fitness, good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. Maybe you are someone who has made fitness, nutrition…

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So Many Things Are Coming Down The Pipe in Sports World

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  • Post published:August 23, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER Where do we start today, so much to talk about? Not a lot about any particular subject but just a little about many different subjects. Think of…

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Rams and Cards Are Generating Late Summer Excitement

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  • Post published:August 16, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER So much to talk about this week as the Rams and Cards look pretty good as one team is fighting for its playoff life and other is…

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Sports Today No Longer Expectism

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  • Post published:August 2, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER What has this world come to in terms of sports? It used to be that sports was a chance for all of us to get away from…

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Dining Divas: Square One in Lafayette Square area

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  • Post published:August 2, 2007
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BY LISA KAMPETER This month the Dining Divas went to Lafayette Square, a unique part of the city that fondly refers itself as "the neighborhood" and is set in the…

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Will Beckham Bring Out More Soccer Fans

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  • Post published:July 19, 2007
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BY RANDY GARDNER Have you already noticed the changes in the United States since David Beckham has shown up? Good, neither have I. Everyone said that the face of soccer…

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