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Snake in the snow

In the coming weeks we’ll anticipate bluebirds, skeins of flying Canada geese, and especially robins, as welcome signs of spring. In truth, though, if you’ve been paying attention, you have likely spied all these birds from time to time all winter long. That is either a testament to their ...

Shane McMahon back in the spotlight

On Raw this past Monday, Shane McMahon appeared on WWE programming for the first time in seven years and in a battle for power with his dad, it was announced that Shane will face the Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania.To quote ESPN college football personality Lee Corso, ...

Fast Lane on road to WrestleMania

The Royal Rumble has been the beginning of the “Road to WrestleMania” for years now, but in recent years the WWE has been putting more of an emphasis on its February Pay-Per-View.Tonight’s show, titled Fast Lane, is a great example of how the company is keeping fans guessing of the ...

Long may Heath run

The news didn’t drop like the typical bad news on a Friday afternoon.Bad news loves that black hole in coverage, but Heath Miller merely loved the lack of fuss we were able to make.I can just hear him telling his wife now, “I hope Wexell doesn’t write one of his ghastly tribute columns ...

Fly-tyers make the most of winter, eager for spring

People who don’t fish tend to view fly-tying with humor, maybe even pity. There’s a popular image of a fixated angler, hunkered over the vise in the basement, squinting at a bit of feather and a barely visible hook. The TV show “M*A*S*H” fueled that impression with Lt. Col. Henry Blake ...

Daniel Bryan, other pro wrestling news

This pro wrestling column is a new weekly addition to the Herald-Standard, and before we get into some news, let me tell you a little bit about the column.As someone who began training for my own pro wrestling career in the late-1990’s, I started writing a weekly column in 1999 and I am ...