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A product of North County, St. Louis, home of The Castaway Club and Sts. John and James Parochial School. Working RN in a large nursing home, happily married, sixty-one years old. My father was born in Coleraine, Ireland, came through Ellis Island and worked

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Politics, News & Issues > Football People love to watch football because...?: 3 of 59
Let's face it. It's one step away from the gladiator's arena. The more blood and the more contact, the better. All that's missing are the weapons. We all feel terrible however, when a player, fan or referee gets hurt, so we haven't quite rejuvenated the ancient Roman Empire.Some people watch football in order to take in the b... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology The case against separation of church and state: 3 of 19

A Roman Catholic citizen in America is offended by a lonely desert cross. He appeals to the Supreme Court to make it right. For the moment a plywood box covers the plain Mojave Cross to hide the offense - the offense of the cross - the offense of God in America. As America the Beautiful free falls into the vomitories of ancie... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Should college football fans be allowed to rush the field after a victory?: 2 of 10
Banning fans from rushing the field after a victory is necessary for several reasons and is directly related to the safety of everyone present at the game. Safety trumps everything.This isn't 1962. We are living in a different world with different rules and different threats. I would love to go to a college football game with... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Can women learn to love football: 1 of 5
Yes! Yes! Yes!"Learn" is the operative word. Men don't learn football. It's already programmed into their genetic make-up. Women must work hard to understand a game that oozes with testosterone."Love" is the other operative word. I am living fossilized proof that women can learn to love football. True, it's not as easy to "ge... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology The Republicans' guide: Ten simple steps to retaking the White House: 8 of 33
A Republican victory sounds impossible but who would have thought Barak Obama would be our new Commander-in-Chief? Anything can happen and it's not too early for Republicans to start planning a new strategy to make it happen in 2012. Follow this simple recipe step by step and watch it rise to the occasion. The Democrats cook... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Are the Palestinians or Israelis causing most of the unrest in Gaza?: 8 of 17
This is a good question. From time to time both sides contribute unrest by donating their fair share of terror and bloodshed to the region. Israel became a nation in 1948, not much larger than my state of Missouri in square mileage, depending upon the latest parcel of land given away to Palestine or taken back by Israel. Pale... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Why baseball is a dying sport: 8 of 16
Baseball is a dying sport because of the corruption over time and the attack on the beauty and simplicity of America's pastime. I wish that baseball could be a throwback to the fifties, but it seems to be getting worse every year instead of better. The major problems are:1. Dissension in the clubhouses due to outrageous sala... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Who should replace John Madden on Sunday Night Football?: 1 of 1

I crawled out of my depressive stupor three days after hearing the shock heard round the world: "John Madden retires!" How could this happen? Sure he's seventy plus years old. But for some crazy, selfish reason, I thought my seasonal love affair with TV's best analyst and football's most loveable teddy bear would last forever... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology How concerned are Americans about US foreign affairs?: 23 of 24
Concerns loom larger and larger as America draws closer and closer to the 2008 presidential election. Who will it be? Man or woman? Black or white? What will our next president think, do or say? We are fairly certain that the office will hold a democrat but which one?If it's Hillary Clinton we may as well kiss the Middle East... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) How to talk sports when you know nothing about sports: 21 of 21
You must go through the valley of humiliation a few times before you get the hang of it. Consider humiliation an initiation process into the wonderful world of sports. Who would believe that it's possible to talk sports when you know nothing about sports? It may take a little effort on your part, but you too can be a Paper Li... More..