by Kevin Burton The shirt I had just bought said “Sweet Home Kansas’ or “Down Home in Kansas,” something like that, and it was supposed to make a statement. With decidedly mixed emotions I had just taken a job in Kansas and left my homeland, Ohio, behind. The shirt was one way of …
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Blind Cincinnati Woman’s Love Of Music
by John Johnston United Way of Greater Cincinnati (The Cincinnati Enquirer and United Way of Greater Cincinnati have joined forces for the 38th year to help families in need with the Wish List program. After wishes are granted, remaining funds assist people with similar needs throughout the year.) Barbara Liszniewski, who is 79, harbors a …
Vipers Alums Together In Hall Of Fame
by Kevin Burton More notes from the Beep Baseball World Series just competed Saturday: I did not know until the day before the ceremony that my longtime Columbus teammate and friend Rob Weigand was being inducted into the Beep Baseball Hall of Fame at the same time I was. I was notified …
The Hall Call That Pete Rose Never Got
by Kevin Burton An open letter to a “friend” of sorts, Pete Rose. Dear Pete, In my house I always had to defend you. My father didn’t respect you, said you got all your hits with two outs and nobody on and hit into double plays with men on. I never …
Legends Fade Under The Wichita Heat
by Kevin Burton The following is not a Page 7 exclusive by any means, everybody knows it: in the sports world, Father Time is still undefeated. It is true in all sports, even baseball for the blind. Father Time administers a butt kicking even more consistently than the Indy Thunder. To …
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