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    My Annual Post - 250th Edition: OTD in History, July 4, 1776

    I look forward to this post every year, Tom. Thanks for everything you do here, for us.
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    Penn State student shot, killed near South Philadelphia home in suspected robbery

    To your point, I have a friend who is a detective in Dauphin County (Harrisburg). He has told me many times, when there is a shooting or violent crime, you can ask the cops who patrol that part of town, before they even investigate, to write down 5 names and the perpetrator is very likely to be...
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    Couple of items that may be of interest wrt PSU:

    It is amazing to me that any self-respecting trustee would even consider abiding by these restrictions. And I wonder who is the arbiter of what statements are deemed to be "critical"? Obviously it is the BOT. This is truly embarrassing to PSU. Members of the Chinese Communist Party probably have...
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    The Professor

    There are people who say the strike zone was different for Ted Williams, that he had such a great eye, umps felt if he took a close pitch, it must be a ball. There might be some truth to that, but Ted Williams was arguably the greatest hitter of all-time regardless. IMHO, regardless of whether...
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    FC/OT: Kiffin implies historical racism part of his motivation in leaving Ole Miss…

    Yes, I am not sure why some have an issue with what Kiffin said. And I admit I read only what was linked, not the entire story. He just said the history of racism in the state of Mississippi hurt his ability to recruit. That doesn't reaIly seem controversial.
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    OT: Who wins this discussion (Earl Weaver vs. Bill Haller)?

    Earl Weaver was an original, one of a kind. He smoked cigarettes like a mad man in the dugout throughout the game. I was never an Orioles fan, but he managed some of the greatest teams of that era.