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From Gateway Raceway to Cardinal Baseball It’s Been All Good, So Far

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  • Post published:May 7, 2010
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By Randy Gardner How about the monstrous past weekend of sports? First off, you had the big boys in town as the NHRA rolled into Gateway International Raceway. It was a…

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Kroenke’s Latest Intervention Means It’s Still About Money

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  • Post published:April 20, 2010
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By Randy Gardner Nothing ever goes as it seems it will. I am talking about the sale of the Rams to a businessman who really wanted the team. Now, the…

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Dining Divas: Mango’s

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  • Post published:April 20, 2010
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Dining Divas Have a Been There, Done That Attitude With Mango's Downtown Oops, I did it again.  I picked another restaurant extremely convenient for me for our Dining Divas outing.  When…

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Bulger Move Means it Must be Bradford Time

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  • Post published:April 8, 2010
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BY RANDY GARDNER It finally happened, after years of speculation, the Rams finally cut Quarterback or should I say ex-Rams Quarterback, Marc Bulger. This pretty much solidifies the Rams drafting…

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The Dining Divas: Lola Replaces Crepes in the City And Has Dining Divas Singing

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  • Post published:April 6, 2010
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By Lisa Kampeter To be fair and geographically desirable, I try to mix up the Dining Divas outings each month to cover all of Metro St. Louis.  Divas drive from…

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Can’t Get Enough of The Olympics? How ’bout Some Events Every Year

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BY RANDY GARDNER It is hard to believe that an event as cool as the Olympics only happens every four  years. Now before you say anything, I know the summer…

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Dining Divas: Ice Kitchen Restaurant and Vodka Bar

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  • Post published:February 23, 2010
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BY LISA KAMPETER With the freezing temperatures we’d been having, why would you choose a restaurant with ‘ice’ in its name?” I was asked.  Because it’s February in St. Louis,…

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NBC Doing Great Job to Keep Olympics Interesting With the Personal Stories

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  • Post published:February 16, 2010
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By Randy Gardner Are you like me and  can't take your eyes off of the Olympics? At first, I dint know how involved I would be but I find myself…

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We’ll all miss Kurt Warner; Super Bowl should be good

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BY RANDY GARDNER This past week was a sad one for me as one of my idols-not only on the field but in life, for the way that he treated…

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Dining Divas Start Off 2010 With a Three Monkeys Brunch

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One Sunday morning, the Dining Divas braved the frigid temperatures and headed to South St. Louis for our monthly get together.  We gathered at a neighborhood establishment called Three Monkeys…

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