Are you a tough, rugged individual able to pull yourself up by the boot straps and make your own way in this world? Chances are you are lonely and other people find you grumpy and unknowable.

The Valley and baseball have been synonymous for decades. I grew up watching the LCSC Warriors, the Legion Twins and the Single A Broncs when they were still in town. I played myself through Babe Ruth, but had more fun playing up at Webster with the neighborhood gang. We could go for hours drove home only by darkness.

“Not Guilty” and “Innocent,” I believe it’s safe to say that for most people these two terms mean the same thing. However, in the context of our judicial system the two are completely separate and it’s time the L-C Valley took notice.

I went up to Moscow the other day to watch a friend of mine swim in the Special Olympics. Does your life lack kindness and warmth? Well then I suggest you attend a Special Olympics or two. The best human characteristics are on display.

Soccer. Football. Futbol? Whatever you call it, you had better get used to it. The conversation about soccer’s place in American sports has gone on for more than a century. And for most of that time it has been a niche sport at best. Those days are now in the rearview mirror and soccer has officially exploded onto the scene.