Fourth of July

Boom, Boom: Fireworks Store Erupts In Flames

by Kevin Burton You hear this phrase a lot: “don’t judge.” Well in this case, go ahead. Be my guest. Judge, and jump in with both feet, or both wagging index fingers, if you want to. I don’t care. On our first regional beep baseball trip, to Indianapolis in late May, I …

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I Guess Static Cling Is A Thing After All

by Kevin Burton Serving up quibbles and bits for Saturday breakfast on Page 7. Stray ideas, quick hitters, random asides. It’s food for thought, albeit maybe not real deep thought….. So, I spent the first 90 percent of my workday Friday with a washcloth stuffed inside my shirt. I put on a …

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My Pledge: Allegiance To Constitution

by Kevin Burton Some things have changed since the time I spent all day and night watching Walter Cronkite anchor bicentennial coverage for CBS. Some things have stayed the same. I was close to turning 13 then. You can say that the USA depicted on television July 4, 1976 has disappeared. You can …

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