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Good bye to Papa Joe
Houston, TX - Joe Paterno, the 46 year veteran coach from Penn State, left this world last Sunday. It was a shock to those outside the family. People knew the coach was ill, but his demise was not expected this soon. Papa Joe was assaulted in the media...

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Good bye to a life long friend
Pueblo, CO - Some men are brothers by birthright. Others are brothers by choice. The strongest bonds tend to come from the latter. Regis and I first met in an ice skating arena in Denver, CO. I think we were still in junior high or in the summer between...

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Creator of Rocky and Bullwinkle Passes
In 1959, Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose made their network television premier on ABC. For the next seven years, "Moose and Squirrel" entertained millions, thwarting Boris and Natasha, delivering Fractured Fairytales and traveling...

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Goodbye Hoss
This afternoon my Friend Hoss Warner moved on to what ever comes next after this life. He fought a battle with leukemia that would have killed anyone else long ago. He did well. But sometimes the cure is worse then the disease. Doctors blew out his immune...

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In Memoriam, Lena Horne
Portage, IN - Back in the 1960s when visiting family in Kansas City we would occasionally catch a show at the outdoor venue in Swope Park called Starlight Theater. During one of those trips I was fortunate enough to see Lena Horne perform the lead roll...

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There is a special circle in Hell for these two
It appears that two FDNY EMTs were on break when a cashier at the restaurant they were visiting went into seizure. Witnesses said the EMTs were on their break and told employees to call 911, then left when they were asked to help the woman. The Fire Department...

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Somer Thompson
They found her. Dead. In a land fill. There is a reason I am not a judge. In my view nothing anyone can do to the low life non-human that did this could make the cruel and unusual line. Pedophilia is a sexual orientation like heterosexuality, homosexuality...

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R.I.P. Patrick Swayze
It was fun teaching you and the rest how to handle fully automatic weapons. You were good to work with and professional all the way. It is really sad you left us so soon. You will be missed. "I never saw the Eckert Brothers again. In time, this war...

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Thoughts on Senator Kennedy
Tampa, FL - It was interesting listening to all the talking heads eulogize and canonize Senator Kennedy after his death. The praise came from all corners of the media. This included praise from people that just the week before were extremely critical...

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"I've got some good news and I've got some bad news..."
Sometime in 1980s a meeting of the entire 60 Minutes staff was held. With corporate and network Gods looking on, 60 minutes executive producer Don Hewitt addressed the gathering. He used words to the effect of, "I have some good news and some bad...

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