Is a Heart Condition Forcing Urban Meyer’s Resignation?
The college football world remains in shock over the surprise announcement that Univeristy of Florida football coach Urban Meyer will be stepping down from his post following next week’s Sugar Bowl. Meyer cited unspecified health concerns as the reason for his decision to step back from coaching. But this is not the first news fans have heard about Coach [...]
Urban Meyer Resigns as Coach of the Florida Gators
Earlier today, Urban Meyer announced that he would resign as the coach of the Florida Gators due to health concerns. “I have given my heart and soul to coaching college football and mentoring young men for the last 24-plus years and I have dedicated most of my waking moments the last five years to the [...]
So… It’s 2010!
I don’t know whether it’s me or life, but the year 2010 is just around the corner and I was thinking how little I care. One year has gotten to feel just like the last one. It seems like a nice even round number and it’s easy to remember but otherwise there’s nothing special about [...]
Passengers Discuss Terror on Flight 253
DETROIT – Most of the passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 seated near seat 19A seemed to hear it. A single, loud pop – like a firecracker – 10 minutes before the flight landed. “I heard the pop and then the next thing you know fire … people running out of their seats,” said Syed [...]
The Year’s Best Music
By LARRY RODGERS As the decade wound down, some veteran artists recorded some of their best work and newer talents also weighed in. Here are my picks for the best albums of the year: Wilco – “Wilco (The Album)” The nothing-fancy title of this album matches the initial impression of a workmanlike collection of songs. [...]
Bunning: Missed Health Vote for ‘Family Commitments’
WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky was the only senator to miss the Senate’s historic Christmas Eve vote on health care reform legislation. “The senator had family commitments,” Bunning spokesman Mike Reynard said in an e-mail. The 60-39 party-line vote to pass the landmark bill was one of 21 in December – nearly [...]
The Decade’s Top 10 Albums
Much of the past decade unfolded in the shadow of the 2001 terrorist attacks on America and our leaders’ reaction to it. Artists from Green Day to Bruce Springsteen to Coldplay allowed the reshaped world to color their music, while others, such as Jay-Z and the Strokes, focused on the pursuit of the good life. [...]
Get Ready for Annual Year-End Cleaning
This coming week I celebrate an annual tradition. Perhaps you want to join me. I clean up my office. Everyone in my office is excited, especially Bryan. Bryan, you see, has an immaculate desk. I – on the other hand – have piles. Piles and piles. I’m the kind of person who feels that if [...]
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