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by Bennett Kleinman Interesting Facts From Oscar winners to Hall of Fame musicians and world-class athletes, there are some celebrities whose accomplishments in the classroom are equally impressive as the talents that brought them fame. Many of these well-educated A-listers have put their advanced degrees to use, juggling careers in the world of …
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by Dictionary Scoop Throughout history, sports legends have given us more than just great games to watch. These were people at the top of their game who pushed themselves to the limit. And still, along the way, they picked up knowledge that is relevant to all of us. Here are ten quotes that stand …
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by Kevin Burton I list these songs below, and chances are you’ll pick up right away where I am going with them: “Laughing” and “Undun” by the Guess Who, “It’s Too Late” and “I Feel The Earth Move” by Carole King “Who’ll Stop The Rain” and “Travelling Band” by Credence Clearwater Revival, “Something” …
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by Kevin Burton The NCAA Final Four is Saturday. Those of us with no favorite teams playing, merely hope for close games. In honor of March Madness, Merriam-Webster has looked into the origin of the idiom “barn-burner.” I have mostly heard this refer to football, but it could apply to basketball as well. …
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by Kevin Burton Perhaps you noticed that all the teams in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA basketball tournament this year were from the Big Four conferences. That and Kansas losing in the second round has dialed my enthusiasm down very close to zero. A pox on all 16 of their houses …
by Merriam-Webster Dictionary Cinderella is arguably the most iconic of fairy tales, an archetype of what is known as the rags-to-riches story. You know how it goes: living under the oppression of her evil stepmother, she finds her chance at happiness and fortune only after a fairy godmother makes her over for the …
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by Kevin Burton My underdog heart beat just a little bit faster Wednesday, thanks to Miami of Ohio winning a play-in game. I would love the RedHawks to have a nice long run in March Madness, beginning with their 3:25 p.m. matchup with Tennessee today, but I’m happy with what they have done …
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by Kevin Burton My most recent place of employment was a three-story church, which had, on the third floor, a gymnasium. I almost never went up there because my work was on the other two floors. But the whole time I worked there, there was a basketball on the floor, in the office, …
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by Kevin Burton Tomorrow Mike Kennedy will call his final regular-season game after 46 years as the voice of Wichita State basketball. This is one of those blog ideas that showed up on the spreadsheet long ago. But it keeps moving down the page. I’m having trouble delivering it. I don’t want …
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by Kevin Burton I can’t imagine a scenario where I am completely immune to the madness. While you and your office mates filled out brackets last week, that was only a fleeting thought for me. Didn’t come close to working up the enthusiasm. But that doesn’t mean I can’t be found on the …
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