by Kevin Burton Remember the interjection song from Schoolhouse Rock? The song says interjections are “generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point, or by a comma when the feeling’s not as strong.” Well I was feeling pretty sheepish about this, but I said the sentence “Yay! Football is back” …
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A Few Words For March Madness Fans
by Kevin Burton You hear the word “hoops” what comes to mind? Are you thinking earrings? Are you thinking bureaucracy, extra obstacles you have to jump through? Or are you thinking basketball? No right answer to this, we try to appeal to all types of readers here. But for me, it’s basketball. …
Yo, Hartville, Ready For Your Closeup?
by Kevin Burton Apologies right up front here, because Garrison Keillor would do this story better than I. The US Census Bureau announced Nov. 16 that Hartville, Missouri, population 594, is the “center of population” for the United States. Here is what that means, according to the Census Bureau release: “If …
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