Iverson no lock for All-Star Game
Allen Iverson has been voted a starting All-Star guard eight of the past nine years. Which was the one season in that span the fans gave him less love? The one in which he was traded to the other...
View ArticleA lot riding on Civil War: Other notes
The conclusion of the 2008 college football regular season is crashing down on us in a barrage of scenarios that need sorting out. Point No. 1: Barring some shocking results, four teams remain in the...
View ArticleWelcome to New York. That'll be $60
Speed traps have long been a way for jerkwater towns to raise revenue. In New York City, and especially Manhattan, the traffic is too congested to make speed traps productive. So the Big Apple, which...
View ArticleStrategic advantage of Obama's blank slate
As far as grand strategy goes, Barack Obama comes to the presidency totally unburdened by his past, as this is truly his first act in international political theater. Plus he's unusually credentialed...
View ArticleA deal in Iraq
The contentious and quarrelsome Iraqi parliament got its act together this past week long enough to approve a deal that, if it stands, would get most U.S. forces out of Iraq in three years and perhaps...
View ArticleIn San Francisco, it's not incest biologically, just politically
SAN FRANCISCO -- Although San Francisco isn't California's largest city, it has a sophisticated ambience that sets it distinctly apart, and a big part of that atmosphere is its cadre of old-money...
View ArticleGOP needs return to limited government agenda
Now that Democrats have won the White House and have widened their margin of control in Congress, does this signify that American voters have moved to the left? Many Republicans question this claim....
View ArticleWashington experience is 'in' again
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama's picks for his Cabinet are reassuring because they have Washington experience -- unless they're disappointing for that very reason. It depends on where...
View ArticleAsk Babe: More questions for the Babe
Dear Babe: I have two older Mecca Cigarettes cards. Someone told me they were the 1912 Olympics. -- Rich Gladue, Conyers, Ga. Your cards are part a set of what are referred to as T-218 "Champion...
View ArticleKanye West tests limits of followers' love
"808S & HEARTBREAK," Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) Since drawing acclaim for 2004's "The College Dropout" that likened him to an urban-pop messiah, Kanye West seemingly has been on a mission to...
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