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Recent columns
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On the Road Again
Takes a while to build a boy. Far as I’m concerned, he’s a masterpiece, though he could use a little work on ancient Greek history, Cleisthenes to Alexander.
What’s That Bear Doing in My Hot Tub? (and other insights into the ursine world)
Mozart once said of a colleague: “When he chooses, he strikes like a thunderbolt.” So it is with “Bear Whisperer” Steve Searles, the subject of a new book that explains why bears are suddenly everywhere.
A Toast to Teachers and QBs
The Big 10 swallowing up the Pac-12 reminds me of when the Chicago Trib ate the Los Angeles Times. And look how well that turned out.
Ode to College Life
I’d put college campuses right up there with Thanksgiving and Dolly Parton as the best of what America has to offer…pumpkin farms, Kurt Vonnegut, Grace Kelly…yep, right up there.
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