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March Fadness

The Sweet 16 is set with games getting underway tonight, but the four March 24 matchups (Duke-Arizona, UConn-San Diego St., Butler-Wisconsin, BYU-Florida) offer me little reason to stray from my regular three-hour session of watching NBC’s Thursday night comedy six-pack. I’ve never taken to the fad of March Madness.  And despite being the biggest sports...

An introduction to Budget Season

It may seem a bit strange, but I look forward to budget season. It’s a time when I get to focus on lots of documents and take a really close look at how public officials spend taxpayer money. Whether it’s federal, state, property taxes, or from a levy, it’s all your money they are spending...

Quite the embarrassment

You can't really be embarrassed unless somebody else is around to witness, right?

Love/Hate

One of my favorite fantasy football columnists – ESPN’s Matthew Berry – writes a weekly Love/Hate column during the football season. I’m stealing that idea. Here is a tiny portion of the things that I love and the things that I hate. I love: Big Town Hero; Watching other people engage in awkward moments or...

All stars (sort of)

The NBA All-Star Game is this Sunday. Perfect chance for me to bring my inner-hater to the forefront.

Super Bowl pick

Super Bowl Sunday is nearly upon us. Should be a good one.

Obama gets standing O

Do you want rock-hard abs and a tight backside?

NFL playoff picks

Vikings-Saints has the potential to be one of the best games ever. And it's all because of the Wrangler Jeans guy.

Playoff picks

Check out my picks for this fantastic weekend of NFL playoff games.

Wrestling: Possibly the greatest

It was understood on a primal level. I did not need to understand the rules or points. Two young men approached each other on the mat, only one would emerge the victor. I was able to attend my first wrestling tournament on Jan. 9 in Dallas. My assignment was to spend an hour or so...

Images from Pasadena

Lebanon residents Jason and Desiree Sii sent us images from their trip to Pasadena, Calif., to watch the Rose Bowl.

Checkin’ in on NFL predictions

I've closed the door on the NFL regular season. Now, it's playoff time!