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Take Me Back to the Ball Game?

“Take me out to the ball game…. Buy me some peanuts and crackerjack. I don’t care if I ever come back!” Opening Day. It’s tomorrow.  Yet I’m nauseous. And, it isn’t from peanuts and Cracker Jack–it’s betting. It has infused the game.  The number one story on ESPN.com today isn’t

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Industry Scuttlebutt

The National Football League is two weeks into its season and New England and Green Bay look very strong because they have great quarterbacks in

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One Student at a Time

My wife, Risa, has been an educational therapist for four decades. She pushes her students to develop a positive mindset about their ability to learn.

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Billboard Lawyer

Most people profess to dislike lawyers, but I suspect it is the circumstances in which they meet them, not the lawyers, that fuel their distaste.

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What Do You Keep?

Where have all the souvenirs gone? I find it ironic that we seemingly hacve a collectibles boom, with TV shows like Pickers and Antique Road

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