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College Football Bowl Game Predictions Offered

December 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Due to the fact that there are seven — count ‘em, seven — Big 12 Conference teams involved in college football bowl games between Dec. 29 and Jan. 8, I decided to include all of their games as well as all of the BCS bowl games in my predictions this year which appear below: Monday, [...]

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Army National Guard Braces for Hurricane Gustav

September 1st, 2008 · No Comments

The photos and captions below offer glimpses of what it’s like on the Gulf Coast as citizens and members of the Louisiana National Guard prepare to respond to Hurricane Gustav, now a Category 2 storm, as it pummels Louisiana almost three years to the day after Hurricane Katrina struck, leaving more than 1,800 dead and [...]

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Mandatory Evacuation Order Issued in New Orleans

August 31st, 2008 · 4 Comments

Moments ago, officials in New Orleans issued a mandatory evacuation order in advance of the expected arrival of Hurricane Gustav, a Category 4 storm at the moment, as early as Monday morning. The information below appears on the City of New Orleans web site under the headline below: Click to see City of New Orleans [...]

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Impact of Hurricane Gustav Might Last Four Years

August 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’ll wager dimes to donuts that the same people who criticized my recent tongue-in-cheek post post, I’ll Be Praying for Rain in Denver on Aug. 28, are now hoping — but not necessarily praying to God about it since they are atheists — that Hurricane Gustav hits New Orleans and the Gulf Coast as soon [...]

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Edwards Adds ‘Drop Out of Race’ to To-Do List

January 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Forget the issues of global warming, Iraq, health care and, most importantly, jobs and poverty. Democrat John Edwards will add “Drop Out of the Race” to the to-do list that appears on his campaign web site’s home page. The former North Carolina senator and John Kerry running mate will, according to news reports this morning, [...]

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Georgia Demolishes Hawaii in Sugar Bowl, 41-10

January 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Boy, did I get it wrong in the “Upset Special” portion of my bowl predictions post Monday. Gone is my hope that the Georgia Bulldogs might somehow lose to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the Sugar Bowl and replace my Oklahoma Sooners in the minds of college football fans trying to think of the latest [...]

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Blogger Offers Major Bowl Game Predictions

December 31st, 2007 · 7 Comments

I must be honest and admit that the college football bowl games that matter begin tomorrow morning. That in mind, I offer my predictions below for the eight major bowl games* being played during the next seven days: JANUARY 1 OUTBACK BOWL Tampa, 11 a.m. ET, ESPN HD Wisconsin Badgers vs. Tennessee Volunteers Though Wisconsin [...]

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