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Politics, News & Issues > Baseball News & Opinion Jim Rice belongs in the baseball Hall of Fame: 1 of 4

Baseball fans, and especially baseball fans above a certain age, inevitably look back upon earlier eras as a "golden age" when the players, the competition and the statistics were all "purer," more "meaningful" and "real." Baseball is the ultimate nostalgia sport in our culture, the trigger for so many of us to remember a si...
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Best ways to include healthy eating habits in your daily life: 3 of 6

Incorporating healthy eating habits into everyday life does not need to be a burden, but it does take a degree of commitment and planning. It is more than worth the effort. When you eat a healthy diet you significantly decrease your odds of developing debilitating conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. Additionally, ...
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball News & Opinion Reflections on the Bill Buckner for Dennis Eckersley trade in 1984: 1 of 1

Being a Red Sox fan means collecting a lifetime worth of painful memories. In the far northeastern corner of the nation, we baseball fans learn at an early age about things like disappointment and frustration. For those of us in our late 30's and early 40's, the initial kick in the teeth came when we were still playing tee-b...
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues McDonald's Big Mac turned 40 in 2007: Time to retire this icon of unhealthy fast food?: 10 of 14

The famed "Golden Arches" M of McDonalds is one of the most recognizable corporate icons on the planet. To me, it is the living emblem of everything that has gone wrong in our nation over the past several decades: Our environmentally destructive industrial scale agriculture; the replacement of charming locally owned eateries...
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Should governments permit decorations for religious holidays in public squares?: 5 of 7

Like so many modern Americans, I spent years in a spiritual limbo, angst ridden, pondering the big questions. Nothing helped. Until one day I found him: The Great Flying Spaghetti Monster from Outer Space. Now my search is over and my soul is at peace. Praise The Great Flying Spaghetti Monster. Since I found him, it all make...