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Remember the days when rock was on the air?

There was once a time when the radio played rock music. Yes, some of it was lousy, manufactured, ...

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Coupons offset cost of subscription to paper

Holy frijoles! What a show! Lisa and I watched “Extreme Couponing” on streaming Netflix on a rainy Sunday. Here ...

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How the conferences did in the Big Dance

I was wrong. The Big 12 Conference didn’t do as well in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament as I ...

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Cyclones, Big 12 set to rock the tournament

College basketball fans, ever notice that when your team wins, you suddenly care more about other teams across ...

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A not-so-tall tale about traveling to Texas

In Texas, everything is big. That even applies to automobile breakdowns.

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Weather terms spread like wildfire this year

This winter is a bad one. Just how bad is it?

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Is it plain legal to kill bicyclists with a motor vehicle?

Maybe. It depends on what your definition of “accident” and “negligence” are.

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Knox case simply is prosecutorial abuse

Pothole Prairie, by Tim Engstrom Amanda Knox is not going back to Italy. At least, I hope not. ...

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No pads, less substitution good for football

Football without pads would reduce injuries.

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NFL division champs deserve a home field

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke last week about expanding the playoffs. Meanwhile, there has been many calls by ...

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Kids mess the house while it gets cleaned

This column already is breaking the rules. Normally, columnists don’t refer to the column as a start to ...

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Why is Anno Domini the global standard?

Last week we explored the history of the Gregorian calendar, which is also called the Christian calendar. This ...

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How is it that Jan. 1 is the start of the year?

As you know, most of the world counts the years based on when Jesus Christ was born — ...

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Neurons are key to a successful resolution

The time to make resolutions for the new year is coming up. Americans make an effort at something, ...

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N.Y. Times style vs. Associated Press style

Sometimes I write about the old journalism books I have on my shelves. Often the older ones are ...

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