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Only In Colorado

June 15th, 2006 · No Comments

I can’t explain… I can only thank goodness that I made it out of that state alive and sane…
Today, a Colorado appeals court, and its three-judge panel ruled that girls as young as 12, and boys 14, can legally be a part of a common-law marriage. The reason behind it is that Colorado still […]

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Hurricane Barnett… Destroying Everything In It’s Path

June 3rd, 2006 · No Comments

I knew Gary Barnett put the University of Colorado in a big hole. I did not know it was a crater. The Wizard of Odds complied a few articles that discuss the trauma left in the wake of Gary Barnett, and its pretty bad.
The Buffalo Athletic Department needs a $8 million loan to […]

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Lance Armstrong The Barry Bonds Of Cycling? Report Says ‘No’

June 1st, 2006 · 1 Comment

It is pretty much the case though. Lance Armstrong is viewed in Europe exactly the same way people outside of San Francisco see Barry.
Yesterday though, a report commissioned by the International Cycling Union basically said that there is no way that Lance Armstrong was using banned substances during the ‘99 Tour de France. […]

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There’s No Crying In Football. Well, Mabye In Connecticut

May 26th, 2006 · No Comments

Starting with the upcoming football season, Connecticut High School football teams will have to play hard… but not too hard. New rule put in place for 2006 says that any team that wins its games by 50 points or more gets penalized by suspending the Head Coach. I have so many issues with […]

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Tagliabue In ‘08

May 25th, 2006 · No Comments

An interesting trend, is the growing number of political veterans who are/have announced their interest in the open position as Comissioner of the National Football League.
The list is headlined by Jeb Bush, who says that the NFL contacted him directly about filling the shoes of Paul Tagliabue, who has stated that he is leaving his […]

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Senator McCain Playing Ball

May 14th, 2006 · No Comments

Arizona Senator John McCain (Rep) accepted an invitation, and spoke to the graduating class of Liberty University, a highly conservative Christian school founded by Jerry Falwell. It is pretty clear that McCain is setting himself up to run in the 2008 Republican primaries, possibly against Jeb Bush. To me, this is exactly the […]

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Italian Soccer Making Bud Selig Look Good

May 13th, 2006 · No Comments

I am not a fan of Selig, and say what you will about him allowing steriods to become prevalent under his watchful eye, but at least the Pete Rose saga has prevented something like this: Right now Italian soccer is under investigation by iteself, as well as by local prosecutors. The entire situation seems […]

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How Sensitive Is Too Sensitive?

May 10th, 2006 · 2 Comments

According to the St. Petersburg Times, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are seriously considering a name change, and have until the end of the month to come up with a new moniker for 2007. The main reason: for quite some time now, many local Christians have taken offense to the word “Devil” in the […]

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Bush, You Got Served

May 8th, 2006 · No Comments

Last week, Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central’s Colbert Report hosted the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. Apparantly there is also a bit of an uproar from some that he may have crossed the line on a few of his jokes… and I don’t get it. I don’t understand how you can expect a comedian […]

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Some Good That Protest Did

May 4th, 2006 · No Comments

So when a bunch of illegal immigrants got together to protest and demand rights in this country, I am sure they hoped for at least some consideration, and mabye some sympathy…. not this. Apparantly Phoenix, AZ has rounded up a “posse” and will patrol the streets to search out any illegal immigrants and arrest […]

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