Category: Commentary
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Ohio State – Purdue: Notes and Thoughts
I believed in him. Ohio State had struggled to move the ball with a passing game which was as bad as usual and a running game that was never able to get going. Despite all of that, late in the fourth quarter the Bucks took the ball in good field position, trailing by only six.…
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Paterno Fired. Society Needs to do more in these situations than sit back and feel angry
Photo Courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons I’ve read the Grand Jury report on the indictment for former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. I’ve spent a great deal of time over the past few days thinking about what has happened and the darkness of the entire situation. I’m torn on how things with Paterno should…
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The Miracle Basketball Video and Why Facebook Made it Popular
Since this weekend, I’ve seen over a dozen Facebook friends share the same video of a high school basketball team manager in New York (who had never gotten to play before) who has autism who was put into a game and hit six 3-point shots. Through Facebook, people marvel at the accomplishment. They call it…
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Why Do You Vote How You Vote? And How Do You Know You’re Right? Why I Don’t Vote
Photo Courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons We live in a society that values rational, linear arguments. We like to hear arguments and opposing arguments. Based on those arguments, we form objective opinions. Right? I believe it’s the other way around. I think it is that we have opinions and then we adopt arguments that coincide…
Josh Benner 