Will college football championship set new record for cliches?

Alabama plays Georgia for the national college football championship Monday night in Indianapolis. I like football, but I don’t care for the playoffs. I miss the old bowl system. All the important bowls — Cotton, Orange, Rose, and Sugar — were played on New Year’s Day. If a contender lost one of the early games,Continue reading “Will college football championship set new record for cliches?”

HOT SHEET: Theresa Greenfield’s ads stink; State courts put schools in their place; the Bears are doomed this year; And why I’d rather die than pass away

From the desk of Daniel P. Finney, sergeant of the watch, Drake Station. ITEM ONE: Someone should tell Theresa Greenfield, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Iowa, that her commercials stink. In one spot, her critique of Sen. Joni Ernst suggests the incumbent gave Iowans “the short end of the stick.” This beyond cliche barb bitesContinue reading “HOT SHEET: Theresa Greenfield’s ads stink; State courts put schools in their place; the Bears are doomed this year; And why I’d rather die than pass away”