Month: July 2011
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How a gracious Jeff Saturday found the light
LIKE “THE PURLOINED LETTER” in the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, offensive linemen like Jeff Saturday are hidden in plain sight. Every snap of the football that goes to…
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Pluggin’ in in 2011: Can electric cars save the planet?
THE OTHER DAY my tennis buddy Bob Clark and I went to Raleigh to Plug-In 2011, a conference on electric and hybrid electric vehicles. We carpooled in his Jetta SportWagen…
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Affluenza pandemic has abated, but may recur
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The recent pandemic of affluenza which swept across America, as well as major parts of western Europe, may have abated, but, University of North Carolina experts…
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Renewed McCarthy, revived Bergen back in limelight
DECATUR, Mich. — For years fans have wondered what happened to Charlie McCarthy, the mischievous dummy who paired with ventriloquist Edgar Bergen in a long and successful career on stage…
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Happy birthday, America! Happy birthday to you.
There are many ways to celebrate freedom, but none more appropriate than a list of great quotes enunciating a number of viewpoints on what true freedom is and of what…