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I lost winter – again!

In my free time, (there’s lots of that these days), I find myself rummaging through some of the old columns I’ve written over the years. I found one column from 2007 that seems to be prescient this week. “I Lost Winter,” was a column I wrote for the Herald-Standard back in March of ...

It’s a know-nothing do-nothing Congress

Has anybody seen Congress lately? I’m wondering if it’s growing cobwebs since there have been so few activities up there on Capitol Hill. That’s part of the reason the 118th Congress ranks just above scurvy in popularity. The American public (according to the last Gallup polling) ...

The National Football League’s 104th season proved professional football is more popular than ever. When I first became aware of pro football back around 1960, there were only 13 NFL teams. Those 13 teams only played 12 games each. There are now 32 NFL teams. And they each play 17 ...

It’s that time again. Super Bowl 58, er LVIII is heading our way. That means those of us who’ll watch that big (overhyped) event will get treated to some spectacular TV spots costing advertisers an estimated $7 million per 30-second ad. I hope I don’t disappoint you when I tell you ...

Now that Ron DeSantis has failed miserably at trying to out-Trump Trump, he’s back in Florida, where he can continue to do battle with Mickey Mouse. He’s still punching above his weight class. That won’t keep him in the headlines the way it did when he had his eye on the White House. ...