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RIP Alex Karras
Alex Karras, the former Detroit Lions All-Pro defensive tackle and later a successful actor, died on Oct. 10. I have vivid memories of him before he ever gained immortality as “Mongo” in “Blazing Saddles” or as the dad of “Webster.” Karras was a star on …
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Spooked economy? Not at Halloween
I have to agree with someone else who said it. When people wait in line for hours and days outside a store for the release of the next Apple product like the iPhone 5 or are expected to spend millions to dress their pets for …
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Buffalo herds roamed Oil Trough
The late historian Ernie Deane wrote, “The name Oil Trough is one that arouses much curiosity.” It is always near the top of “unusual” place names in America. When Sallie Stockard wrote a history of this region in 1904, she interviewed elderly residents who had …
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More social than political
The closer it gets to election, the more we are bombarded by news stories, ads, mailers, TV commercials and most of all (it seems) our social-networking sites. My main social-networking site is Facebook, although I love Pinterest, occasionally tweet and at one time had a …
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How to become an abused woman
It all starts so innocently. First you meet what you think is the man of your dreams. His world revolves around you. What can he do for you? How can he make you happy? He tells you that you are the smartest, most beautiful woman …
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Debate: Illegal or ‘undocumented’ immigrants?
Fifteen years ago, I embarked on an independent, personal mission to lift mainstream media immigration reporting up to the standards journalists set for themselves. By 1995, I had been a professional journalist for more than a decade. Immigration reporters’ utter failure to adhere to their …
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Recalling good times, George Carter
George Carter was a heckuva bass fisherman. So good, in fact, that shortly after I went to work at this newspaper more than 30 years ago and was writing a weekly outdoors column, I had George in mind when I called the Bass Anglers Sportsman’s …
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Letter to the editor
Dear editor: Over the last three decades: 20 years with Republican President 12 years with Democratic President 16 years with Republican Senate 16 years with Democratic Senate 14 years with Republican House 18 years with Democratic House Spending continues and grows. Debt continues and grows. …
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Professor shares secret on how not to name a baby
Kevin hung around my desk after class was over, and I could tell he wanted to visit. When I turned to him to see if he had any questions, he said he would like to talk privately. Usually this means a student is concerned about …
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New World forgotten
Monday. I got up at the regular time (no need for you to know what that is); stumbled across the hall to my office, and opened up the computer to begin another fun-filled exciting day of dealing with crashed cars, mangled people and all that …
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Concerns about HIV discrimination
Even after 30 years of fighting HIV, health experts say that the stigma and discrimination faced by those living with the disease remains one of the most significant barriers to treatment and prevention. The unequal treatment can occur in employment settings, or in educational opportunities, …
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You come at Elmo, you best not miss
The very rich are different from us. For one, their Etch a Sketches are better. The handheld toy I played with as a boy must be tiny compared to whatever Romney used to reinvent himself in the Denver debate. Gone was the “severely conservative” firebrand, …
