Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Maybe it’s just me, but living in Chicago has become more of a difficult task as of late. Not because of violence or the weather. True Chicagoans can handle that. No
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Gay North Dakota Football Player says a Kiss Got him Kicked off Team
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — A concussion kept Jamie Kuntz from suiting up for his first college football game. A kiss from his much-older boyfriend at that game led the freshman linebacker to be kicked off
Read more$5 Dollar Gas, 50 Cent Postage Stamps
By Bob Greene Article Reprint (CNN) — Remember those carefree days when a gallon of gas was only $5? And when you could cheerfully mail a letter for the rock-bottom price of 50 cents?
Read moreLegendary Boxer “Macho” Camacho Clinically Brain Dead after Being Shot in the Face
Puerto Rico (AP) – Famed Puerto Rican boxer Hector “Macho” Camachois clinically brain dead, doctors said Thursday, though they said family members were disagreeing on whether to take him off life support. Dr. Ernesto Torres
Read moreFormer Vice Lords Chiefs Now Going a Round for the Kids
By: Rex W. Huppke Article Reprint Sherryl Moore-Ollie looked out the metal-screened windows of Penn Elementary School’s main office and saw a man in the U-shaped building’s courtyard holding what appeared to be a beanbag.
Read moreArizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Challenges George Lopez to Meeting after Lopez’s Tirade
By Jennifer Abbey Article Reprint Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., responded to George Lopez’s profanity-filled tirade against him by telling the comedian to come meet with him. “Get some guts, come down here
Read moreHall of Famer Murray Settles Inside Trader Case
By Marcy Gordon Article Reprint WASHINGTON (AP) — Eddie Murray made big money in baseball with his powerful swing from both sides of the plate. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, he had some
Read moreThe Real Story of Thanksgiving
Most of us associate the holiday with happy Pilgrims and Indians sitting down to a big feast. And that did happen – once. The story began in 1614 when a band of English explorers sailed
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