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    Jun 1, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Modern helmets contribute to illusion of safety

    The weapon of choice in the NFL is the helmet.
    The weapon of choice in the NFL is the helmet. The safety-improved helmet, as well as other advanced protective equipment players wear today, can make them feel invincible and perhaps more reckless in blocking and tackling techniques. "That's why we...

    Tags: Head Injuries, Chicago Mayor, Ted Phillips, Super Bowl, Roger Goodell

    2. May 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Esquire, adding fiction ebooks, goes back to the future

    Jacket Copy
    Esquire returns to its roots with a new short fiction series while making it new, e-book style....
    3. Jul 8, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Who will bat against 'Alibi' Obama?

    "If he popped up in the pinch he should of made a base hit and the reason he didn't was so-and-so. And if he cracked one for three bases he ought to had a home run, only the ball wasn't lively, or the wind brought it back, or he tripped on a lump o' dirt,...

    Tags: Elections, Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty, Libya, Parties and Movements

    4. Mar 27, 2012 |Column| Imperial Valley Press Online

  4. Viewpoint: Flower show, plants, bake sale and aprons

    Next week the women of the Holtville Woman’s Club will have their annual flower show, and plant and bake sale, on April 4. Visitors are invited to come early. The program starts at noon, with tea served at 1 pm. This is another opportunity for folks from around the county to visit Holtville and enjoy the club’s yearly flower display, and it is all free.
    Next week the women of the Holtville Woman’s Club will have their annual flower show, and plant and bake sale, on April 4. Visitors are invited to come early. The program starts at noon, with tea served at 1 pm. This is another opportunity for folks...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment, Crime, Law and Justice, Concerts

    5. Mar 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. The thwack of the bat

    Bardball didn't start from a deep love of poetry, but from a swelling revulsion of Barry Bonds.
    Bardball didn't start from a deep love of poetry, but from a swelling revulsion of Barry Bonds. In 2007, friends were emailing scathing limericks back and forth about the chemically enhanced slugger. They were too funny to waste, so Stuart Shea and I...

    Tags: Niklas Hjalmarsson, Poetry, Elvis Andrus, Ray Bradbury, Ivan Nova

    6. Apr 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Exploring themes in Chad Harbach's debut novel

    The perfect book for group discussion is one that's challenging but not impenetrable. It transports you to a different time and place, but is smooth enough to avoid motion sickness. It's a book that feels like there's a lot at stake.With those guidelines in mind, Printers Row Book of the Month aims to choose stimulating reading selections that provoke discussion and illuminate corners of the world in new and different ways.
    Literary Editor
    The perfect book for group discussion is one that's challenging but not impenetrable. It transports you to a different time and place, but is smooth enough to avoid motion sickness. It's a book that feels like there's a lot at stake.With those...

    Tags: Tribune Tower, Butterfly Ballots, Baseball, College Sports, Sports

    7. Jan 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Author Salman Rushdie hardly alone in raising government concerns

    World Now
    Security concerns most recently have Indian officials warning that author Salman Rushdie shouldn’t appear at a literary festival that begins Friday in the city of Jaipur. Many artists and writers have raised concerns and encountered government...
    8. Jun 14, 2011 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  8. Posts go the distance at Niles' Riverfront Trail

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">There are 23 new distance mile markers marking the Riverfront Trail which begins with 0.0 at Plym Park and ends with 2.2 at Fort Street in Niles.</span>
    South Bend Tribune Staff Writer
    There are 23 new distance mile markers marking the Riverfront Trail which begins with 0.0 at Plym Park and ends with 2.2 at Fort Street in Niles. The markers were placed along the recreation trail by Niles City Street Department employees, Neil Coulston,...
    9. Oct 28, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Hollywood sports movies: Do fans love losers as much as winners?

    24 Frames
    My pals who are big sports nuts love to heap scorn on Hollywood sports movies, especially when the discussion is unfolding in a bar. Their biggest complaint? The films are squishy, full of more easy sentiment than soul, with the victories being achieved...
    10. Jan 29, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. J.D. Salinger dies at 91; reclusive author of 'The Catcher in the Rye'

    After &quot;The Catcher in the Rye" exploded onto the literary scene in 1951, author J.D. Salinger had what every writer yearns for -- money, fame and critical acclaim. "Catcher" became a touchstone for the teenage culture just emerging in post-World War II America, and has remained one for every generation of youths since.
    After "The Catcher in the Rye" exploded onto the literary scene in 1951, author J.D. Salinger had what every writer yearns for -- money, fame and critical acclaim. "Catcher" became a touchstone for the teenage culture just emerging in post-World War II...

    Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Photography, Ernest Hemingway, Buddhism, Periodicals

    11. Mar 31, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. The Reading Life: The nine best baseball books

    Five years ago, on the eve of the 2006 baseball season, I put together a list of nine favorite baseball books &#8212; one for each inning, one for every player on the field. Such a list was not meant to be definitive (how could it be?), but since then I've looked back at it periodically and thought about the books that are there and the books that are not. What would I change? What would I add or subtract?
    Los Angeles Times Book Critic
    Five years ago, on the eve of the 2006 baseball season, I put together a list of nine favorite baseball books — one for each inning, one for every player on the field. Such a list was not meant to be definitive (how could it be?), but since then I'...

    Tags: Casey Stengel, Philadelphia Phillies, Goose Goslin, Athletes, Cincinnati Reds

    12. Mar 18, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Book review: 'At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing,' edited by George Kimball and John Schulian

    At the Fights
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    At the Fights American Writers on Boxing Edited by George Kimball & John Schulian Library of America: 517 pp., $35 Part freak show, part sitcom, part mortal combat — ah, yes, behold the world of professional prizefighting, the face-break...

    Tags: Jack London, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Muhammad Ali, Mark Twain, Journalism

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