A Good Year for the Outlaw

This stuff fascinates and worries me at the same time.
Ice Shelf Breaks
Nothing lasts forever, eh? 3,000-4,000 years old. Wow. In other words, this thing has been around since BEFORE the Cubs last won a Series.

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I’ve been hearing people call Gerry Ford “our only unelected president”. Sorry, this isn’t correct. One could make a case that Veeps who took over for assassinated presidents were “elected” because they were part of a ticket…I understand that. But what about 2000? Love him or hate him (and I worry about anyone who still [...]

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Twenty years ago, I was living in Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa, and reporting on University of Northern Iowa sports. Ten years ago, I moved back to the Midwest after a hiatus in Nevada, and to Peoria, where I heard about Bradley University.
A few months into my new quarters, I noticed the columnists at the local paper [...]

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Now that football is almost over for the year, (as soon as Ohio State disposes of Florida), it’s time to start thinking baseball.
(No, I don’t care about the NFL. Football season is over. Period.)
So, a new feature as I make a resolution to blog more…
Each week, I will feature a photo of something that came [...]

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Oh, wait, wrong guy. Sorry.

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I came outside Friday morning, December 1st, to find this in my driveway:

That black thing under the white stuff is a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix. I understand my friends in Peoria are having trouble getting their streets back to normal, almost a week after receiving about 1/2 the snow we got in Kewanee. I’m happy [...]

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Let me give it a shot:
Fumbling the bin Laden search.

Lying to the country to get us into Iraq.

Ignoring the Geneva Convention.

Creating a Civil War in Iraq.

Sending thousands of young Americans to their death, and leaving tens of thousands more disabled and disfigured for life, all over a bunch of lies and deceptions.

Losing credibility for our [...]

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