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Trading Treasures For Turnovers
On February 17, 2010, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded center Zydrunas Ilgauskas (known affectionately to the Cleveland fans as “Z”) to the Washington Wizards for forward Antawn Jamison. The fans and the...
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Reality Check
In the 1987 movie The Untouchables, Kevin Costner as Eliot Ness reaches a point where he realizes his pursuit of maintaining the “lawful” has been done without much respect for the law. As he tries to...
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The Proverbial Driver’s Seat
It was the summer of 1983. I had just graduated from college, and the employment outlook was actually worse than it is today. It’s true; you can check the record books. When people talk about the...
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Do Unto Others
A slushy snow/rain mix poured from the sky as I drove to pick up my son Nicco at football practice. I was acting on direct orders from his mother, who was not concerned whether the coach had formally...
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Tracing Roots
My mom chose a house in Berea, Ohio, to raise her family. She had had her eye on it since she was a little girl. It was on Fair Street because a long time ago that’s where the county fair was held. It...
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Over The Moon
EVE: You never take me anywhere. ADAM: There is nowhere else to go, Eve. This is the garden. The garden. EVE: Bor-ing. And can’t you get an autumn maple leaf or something? That fig leaf you wear is so...
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Feeding Frenzy
On July 28, 2010, Yahoo! News Environmental Reporter John Carey submitted the following story: “Nearly two weeks after BP finally capped the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, the oil slicks that once...
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My, what the last few years have wrought: a self-serving LeBron James, a cheating Tiger Woods and a scheming Pat Riley. We witnessed a comeback-hungry Whitney Houston, a battered Rihanna and an...
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A Plea To Parents
When I have my sentimental moments, few emotions remain as real as do significant separations. I can recall vivid details of the last day of grade school, the last day of high school, the last day of...
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Simple Pleasures
I read lately that Miley Cyrus is very upset over her parents’ split. Rumors abound that her mother had an extramarital affair. Ms. Hannah Montana’s net worth is estimated to be anywhere from $500...
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The Jaws Of Life
There is a part of human beings that is still somewhat primitive. Every time I see a dental X-ray, and really examine those fangs and molars, some element in me envisions eating raw meat and ripping...
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Windblown And Whimsical
I turned 50 in December. “Turning” 50 sounds so nice and Vanna White-ish, doesn’t it? Vanna approaches a large two-digit board and turns a five and then a zero. I “turned” 50. I feel more like I “hit”...
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Living Smarter
The manager at the restaurant I worked at through college offered me some extra hours one weekend. Play it smart. “Come in around 5 a.m., and we’ll clean out the walk-in refrigerators and coolers. I’ll...
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Revelations By Ron
Two guys were sitting at a table next to my wife and me as we drank our Saturday morning coffee. All of us marveled at the snow accumulating outside, grateful for the hot brew warming us. This quiet...
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Tune In To Life
Stanley lies in his bed wide awake, staring into the darkness. It’s nearly 5 a.m., although he has been up for a while. Like he’s done for the past 35 years, he reaches over and shuts off the alarm...
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Fortunate Hands
Ted was a retired carpenter. Widowed for more than 6 years, he honored the memory of the only woman he ever loved by going to church each Sunday and sitting in the same pew they always occupied as a...
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“Suit-able” Attire
Although women’s fashions are seasonally “announced” and paraded through New York, Paris, Madrid, and Milan, the average men’s fashion trends are largely replications of two primary influences–the...
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Shedding Cement Shoes
As a young teenager, I found working to be uniquely exciting. Since I was always drawn to independence, working eventually led to a freedom of choice in the clothes I wanted to wear, the food I wanted...
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Ain’t Too Proud To Brag
I am an American citizen. I may get a little confused when I tell the stories of my country–like James Madison’s role in writing the Constitution or exactly what is provided for in the Bill of...
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Become A Moral Compass
During a routine check-up recently, it was discovered that I had a high blood-pressure episode, so the doctor thought best to monitor the pressure overnight. Control what you can control. In a matter...
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