Modell to Canton?
I was actually doing my reading tonight and bookmarking articles for future post ideas when I came across this one by Jim Williams in the Examiner. The short version of my reaction is that I’ll support...
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Lions lament part 50
Yep, that’s how many seasons it’s been since the Detroit Lions have won an NFL title (not to mention 16 since they last won a playoff game.) And after being humiliated 51-14 at San Diego, losing their...
View ArticleNFL playoff picture week 16
Taking a few days off from politics, since not much political goes on at the holiday. Besides, the NFL regular season is coming to a close and there’s two big questions yet to be answered. One is will...
View ArticleNFL playoff picture week 17
It all comes down to this. This week’s NFL schedule features 16 games but only six have any bearing on the playoff picture. With their flexible scheduling, the league placed most of these games in a...
View ArticleIf Ravens fans weren’t already bummed…
They may have to wait for quite a while to see their heroes take on the Steelers, or any other team for that matter. With a player lockout looming in March, the 2011 season may be in doubt and players...
View ArticleNo touchdown for common sense
This one really, really, REALLY showed me how much common sense the other party has. I was sitting here minding my own business when I came across an e-mail from Baltimore Mayor Stephanie...
View ArticleWading into an issue
At the intersection of sports and politics is where Larry Hogan and I both resided last night. I’ll start with Hogan, who reacted to the news about the U.S. Patent Office cancelling some older Redskins...
View ArticleA lack of caring
Tomorrow the nation will watch Super Bowl XLIX, which by the way will be the final Super Bowl referred to by Roman numerals. Next year’s installment won’t be Super Bowl L, but Super Bowl 50. And if...
View ArticleDLGWGTW: October 1, 2017
In the spirit of “don’t let good writing go to waste,” this is a roundup of some of my recent social media comments. I’m one of those people who likes to take my free education to a number of...
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Chalk talk
Over the summer in Salisbury, there has been a controversy over a plaque in front of the courthouse that honors a native of what would become Wicomico County after his death. Brigadier General John...
View ArticleOdds and ends number 84
After resurrecting one long-dormant series over the weekend, today we make it two. It hasn’t quite been a year since I did an ‘odds and ends” and there’s not a year’s worth of stuff, but the creative...
View ArticlePlaying the Lord’s advocate
The football season ended three weeks ago with the playing of Super Bowl LII, but there is still a little bit of good news being made. This morning I came across a video that portrayed the Philadelphia...
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