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Illini second in World Series Club softball team stumbles against Clemson Tigers By Steve Metsch Sometimes in softball, all it takes is one inning to derail a seemingly unstoppable team. The University of Illinois women had won seven straight games in the National Club Softball Association World Series to earn a berth in the title…
Super Bowl was fun, but could have been better I’ve been watching Super Bowl games since the very first one and I’d like to say they haven’t changed, but they have. The half-time show has become a major attraction but the music just isn’t up to par for the audience. And worse is the growing…
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Cub fans have no need to panic In fact, you’d best keep October open By Steve Metsch This is a message for all the folks out there who cheer the Chicago Cubs. The folks who are worried that their beloved team, the defending World Series champion, now finds itself heading into Monday night’s games one…
How do you explain a newspaper to today’s youth? Many of today’s young people don’t see the value of newspapers. They have their heads and minds buried deeply into their cell phones, not just for talking and texting but for writing, typing, viewing videos and storing thousands of digital photographs. They Snapchat, Instragram, Facebook, Twitter…
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