Avalon’s got it all

Avalon is a 10 month old terrier mix that loves to eat and play! She is potty trained and has a great personality, she gets along with kids, other dogs and when introduced properly even cats! She is spayed and she already [...]

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President Bush this week said the ongoing battle in southern Iraq is a defining moment in the war.
Please! How many defining moments have we had in this fiasco? Does anyone know? Does the President even have a clue? Well I guess we have an answer to that last question.
What we [...]

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For Christians Easter is a day to reflect on our religion and what it means to us. I am Catholic. And while I have often strayed and have doubts I remain a believer in the Catholic faith. Over the many years I have had numerous priests who have played important roles in [...]

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I tried to explain to someone standing with me in the windy chill outside The Bradley Center in Milwaukee Monday why I drove nearly four hours to see Bruce Springsteen for the 66th time. I guess I didn’t do a good job because the woman kind of rolled her eyes and poked her boyfriend [...]

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Out in the reality-based world, the fifth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq is a time for reflection, peace vigils, and prayers for those still in danger. Dick Cheney may still be plotting a way to bomb Iran before he leaves office, but the rest of us are already drawing lessons from this [...]

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The oddest thing happened in my home state of Indiana over the weekend. A Democratic candidate for President of the United States showed up. This does not happen very often unless the candidate’s plane needs to be refueled on its way to some important political state. But for the first time in [...]

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Hey Lady!

This is Lady, she is 2 ½ years old and has been with us since 11-3-06. She loves to run and play and she knows how to sit! She has recently become the office dog and is doing great with potty training, no accidents yet!

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As a lifelong Cubs fan I wanted to warn everyone who isn’t, about the surge of “100 Years of Futility” columns and stories you’ll be bombarded with over the next several months. The non-believers among you will quickly tire of them. Cubs faithful however love to immerse themselves in misery, finding strange comfort in the [...]

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I have only had one encounter with a hooker in my life. It cost me $95.00 plus a $7.50 service charge which according to the breaking news this week is quite the bargain. Of course, those were 1999 prices but it was worth every penny to personally meet the great John Lee [...]

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My father took me to my first big league baseball game when I was six years old. He said we had to see “this Negro baseball player.” It was 1951 and that phrase was politically correct and the player was Jackie Robinson and the game was the Dodgers versus the Pittsburgh Pirates at [...]

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