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Those All-Important, Cliche-Ridden Bonus Points

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Monte

Clinton, S.C., Friday, March 28, 2014, 12:53 p.m. “Quite frankly,” Buddy Baker likes Tony Stewart “to be honest.” Those are two NASCAR luminaries’ favorite clichés. I enjoy listening to Buddy on SiriusXM, and I listen to him enough to know … Continue reading →

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There’s Bad Stress and Then There’s Good Stress

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Monte

[cb_profit_poster Acting]Clinton, S.C., Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 10:12 a.m. This is a really stressful time of year, akin to the lull that ends when a particularly rough hurricane season roars in from the warm waters of the Caribbean. Each year … Continue reading →

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The Kid and Me, Watching Football

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Monte

[cb_profit_poster FlagFootball]Clinton, S.C., Saturday, August 31, 2013, 12:22 p.m. Well, it wasn’t that bad, not as bad as the score indicated, and, yes, that qualifies as one of football’s season’s familiar rationalizations. Gaffney walloped Clinton, 45-18, last night, and that’s … Continue reading →

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Meditations on a Sleeping Child

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Monte

Clinton, S.C., Thursday, July 4, 2013, 8:48 a.m. It’s Independence Day, and the hope for the future is curled up to my left, dead to the world, impossible to awaken, with visions of video games undoubtedly dancing in his head. … Continue reading →

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