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62Minor leagues a refreshing throwback
Minor league ball reminds me of the way the game used to be. No millionaires. No contract haggling. No Steinbrenners. The players dream of The Bigs, and will play hard to make a good impression. They love the game. And, tickets to a game are a lot less the ten-spot. Try finding that in the major leagues. You might find it worthwhile to check out a minor league contest near you -- particularly if you wonder whatever happened to The Game.
0 comments55For a change, good online adv(ICE)
If you have an email account and friends who send mass mailings, you have probably heard of putting ICE on your cell phone. That's a directory entry, slugged as ICE (for In Case of Emergency) that you can put on your cell phone and emergency personnel know what it is should you be found unconscious somewhere.Whether this started out as an urban legend and grew legs to the point where it became fact is immaterial here. It's one of those things that, well, it won't replace other means of ID or kee
1 comment70Folly: It's a lot more than just a beach
"Wet, wild, warm and damp, Hotter than a hooker in a Boy Scout camp... She's crazy, but I love her - Folly Beach." -- Rick Huff, "Folly Beach Weather Report" This is probably the wrong time of year to think...
1 comment63Back from "the hellhole"
He'd done a tour in both Afghanistan and in Iraq. On the whole, he'd rather be in Philadelphia. "Iraq is a hellhole," he said. "A real hellhole. Afghanistan was a cakewalk by comparison." Politically, the place is way beyond unstable, and our troops are doing things that are out of their league. "Our soldiers are doing police work over there," he says. "We're not trained for that." Like in Vietnam, our troops are fighting an increasingly unpopular war, and facing a brand of warfare t
2 comments54All-juiced team will probably beat yours
It's more than a solid team; it's the stuff of Murderers Row. Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield, Jose Canseco, and Troy Glaus provide the power. Roger Clemens anchors a decent starting rotation. Eric Gagne puts the...
0 comments71North Chuck's crime problem hits top 10
Maybe it's paranoia, but I usually brace myself for the bad news when I hear of my home area making the top of anyone's list. It's just something you get used to. In recent years South Carolina finished in...
0 comments60Privacy redefined in post-9/11 world
In a world that has been changing since our nation has discovered it is not impervious to attack, a top intelligence official says that it's time to redefine what the word "privacy" really means. Whatever it...
0 comments55Muni wireless called 'telecom's Bay of Pigs'
Cities are rethinking plans for wireless Internet coverage.
0 comments56Cockroaches dwindle, 'Gilligan's Island' is forever
What will be left behind if humans become extinct? Journalist Alan Weisman provides some fascinating scenarios.
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69Stick with battle-tested 911 in emergencies
Dialing *77 may be harmless in an emergency, but it probably won't save your life.
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