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Data, Coaching, and an All-Star

Matt Boyd is a nice guy who pitches for the Chicago Cubs. At 34, after multiple arm surgeries, a baseball career that was almost over before it got started, he is near the top ten in the National League in strikeouts and just made the All Star Team for the

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Republicans Ascendant?

Being a longtime moderate Republican, I am dismayed by the shift of the party’s base to an extremely angry conservatism. Trump and Carson have tapped

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High Cost of Cheap Gas

Are you happy about the price of gas falling below $2 per gallon? You probably should not be. You should feel angry and scared, unless

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Girl Scout Camp

On Thanksgiving our family goes around the table and each one of us tells what we’re happy about and thankful for in our lives. What’s

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We’ll Always Have Paris

Donald Trump’s brand is his outrageousness, but mixed in with his narcissism and insults are some occasionally thought provoking statements. After the Paris attacks he

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Toehold on Business

Scott Livingston is an entrepreneurial, extremely energetic guy who has spent his life in the machining world. He also knows when to hold ‘em and

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