The NFL regular season ended yesterday, and today the carnage begins. Already fired: Mike Martz from the Rams. Dom Capers from the Texans. Jim Haslett from the Saints. Mike Sherman from the Packers. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Billick get canned by the Ravens, as well as the entire Lions organization. Any others I …
Archives for January 2006
Miners Trapped
Some thirteen miners are trapped after a mine explosion about 60 miles down the road: An explosion at a coal mine trapped 13 miners more than a mile underground, a county emergency official said Monday. The explosion happened about 8 a.m. at the Sago Mine in Upshur County, said Steve Milligan, deputy director of the …
Energy Hysteria
This reads like the beginning of a Ludlum novel, and unfortunately, I think this is the sort of thing we can get used to hearing about over the course of our lifetimes: Several European countries reported sharp drops Monday in the level of natural gas they are receiving from Russia as a dispute over pricing …
A 2006 Election Preview
I think it is safe to say that the minimum wage is going to be an issue in 2006, as Democrats try to put forward policy positions that are more substantial than ‘Bush SUXOR’: Despite Congressional refusal for almost a decade to raise the federal minimum wage, nearly half of the civilian labor force lives …
The Future of Sunday Night and Monday Night Football
Does anyone have any idea what the announcing teams will be for next year will be on Sunday and Monday Night? I heard a rumor that the Monday Night crew will be Al Michaels with Joe Theisman, and I almost cried at the thought of Theisman ruining MNF. I have no clue what the Sunday …
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Win and You Are In
The Steelers face the Lions today in what should have been a meaningless game beforte the playoffs. Due to injuries and some mental mistakes, however, the game is a must-win. Beat the Lions, and you get the Wild Card. Lose, and you are out of the play-offs. I don’t mean to sound pessimistic, as I …
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