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I'll give you my "Back Pew Presbyterian" viewpoint which has evolved to a somewhat Jefferson view of religion. There has always been a Ying/Yang when it comes to good and evil. The counterpart to God has been Satin. I don't think one could exist without the other. When "God" placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden they were instructed not eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. He also gave them choice. When they ate from the Tree all bets were off.

That makes sense, in the late 60s and 70s there was an Eastern League and later a North American League hockey team. They began play at the Salem Civic Center and moved to the Roanoke Civic Center near downtown Roanoke. It makes more sense to promote the region rather than one city.

No awareness whatsoever After an internet search I’ve found nothing debunking this

Heck, I signed him for 6 years at $280 Mil total in my one man OOTP Go league

Need to add that to my list if we ever get around to a baseball road-trip. We did spend an afternoon, night near Greenville several years ago when we were scouting retirement areas. Loved the river front. It was off-season (plus dog) but we did drive by Fluor Field. Nice replica of the Green Monster. Hoping Richmond finally gets its stadium built in time for next season. Meanwhile they're building a casino next to the Norfolk park, making parking even more dicey there. (Once you survive the drive from the Pennisula)

I wasn't in Detroit then. However sometimes I wonder if anyone who succeeded Ernie under the circumstances of his "firing" could succeed. Both guys are good broadcasters. I know Rathbun from his days in Norfolk. He did Tides (AAA) play by play as well as ODU basketball. (He may have some hockey as well, that was 45 plusyears ago) worked with his wife Marybeth a short time doing traffic reports. Culturally Detroit is a different animal from SE Virginia and the NC Tidewater region. Bob has had success doing Hawks basketball, probably his best sports. He's been there a long time.

I dug up an article in the DETNEWS with Impemba shortly after Shepherd's firing. Mario still lives in Metro Detroit and has bounced around in recent years, most recently with the Red Sox. That said he considers himself retired, he made some good real estate investments and at 62 (?) now has no desire to get back into the business. He's a good broadcaster, a bit vanilla for my tastes. He did mention that there mentions of "baggage" from some areas in his persuit of a new job. I did get a bit of that vibe when I watched. I just thought it was a bit of bad chemistry with Allen toward the end. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2023/10/04/what-does-mario-impemba-think-about-tigers-fans-calling-for-return-to-tv-booth/71054740007/

Nobody in the White House could come up with better wording?

Saw the videos, that was a nasty collision

The White House is already seeking to clawback appropriated funds. Really not much left to loose unless they want a protracted court battle over local stations' licenses

Quick Weaver memory. When the Tigers hosted the All Star Game in 2005 I had the chance to attend the media party the night before the home run contest. I was sitting on a bench in Comerica, waiting on my wife. There was a short pudgy older gentleman sitting across from me nearby. It dawned on me as he got up to leave it was Earl Weaver. Maybe it was a good thing, I usually don't openly encounter famous people like that, I would have probably made a snarky remark about the 1979 Orioles.

I understand the cash thing now, considering the price of eggs

The head of Homeland Security, who has Secret Service security has her bag grabbed. How? Also 3K in cash And a Passport? Something is fishy in DC

All the J-6ers had trials, a right to council,a chance to offer defense, call witnesses, appeal the verdicts and sentencing. How many of those caught up in ICE raids had raids had the same privelage. And by the way how many J-6ers sported tattoos that normal people could construe as "gang symbols"?

He did pass a short time after meeting with JD Vance. Just saying

A couple weird "calls" in yesterday's NYY/Tampa game. 1) Ground ball bobble by Paul Goldsmidt ruled an error originally ruled an error, was changed to a hit between innings (probably the correct ruling) ending Max Fried's no hit bid... https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6294733/2025/04/20/max-fried-no-hitter-ended-error/?source=athletic_thewindup_newsletter&campaign=13272973&userId=213687 2) Arron Judge's apparent home run called foul because of the short foul poles in Steinbrenner Field.

I wonder how much of this goes back to store or even franchisee management. I worked fast food nearly 45 years ago and it was drilled into us to the point it became part of our DNA. Back then we used to have an older gentlemen come into the restaurant on Sunday mornings around 11 AM or so (Arby's), same order 2 roast beef sandwiches, potato cakes and a cup of coffee. Sunday mornings were a bit slower (except for coupon weeks) so as soon as we saw the car drive in (no drive thru then) we would start the sandwich, make the coffee and make sure the potatoes were warm. Now the majority of my Sunday mornings are spent at the CW Visitor Center, most of the volunteers are retirees, all in our late 60s, 70 or older. It's not hard to do a good greeting and even try to answer some of the silliest questions. (I do bite my tongue sometimes when I get the folks who are just passing thru and say they have about 2 hours to kill)

April 21 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-21

This is a day late, been commemorating it the past couple of weeks

April 20 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-20

Not in the same boat but our favorite local winery changed hands about two years ago. The owner and founder was in his 80s and it seemed his sons had no interest in continuing the enterprise. It was and still is a nice upscale place with a small hotel and nice restaurant. It was also a nice place to hang out on a Friday afternoon or take out of town guests to lunch or dinner. The principal owner is an investor type, he owns another winery on the other end of the state that is just starting to produce wine. He also owns the minor league hockey team in Norfolk. It's being managed by a former Marriott resort manager in Virginia Beach. It's all well and good, the atmosphere has changed however. The original winemaker also left, I'm not sure if he was pushed out or left on his own. He had been there since Patrick opened the winery in the 1980s. The new guys want to do big events, prices have gone up, and things like the member tasting room and the outdoor tasting areas have changed. As have the members tastings. That started to change near the end of Mr Duffler's ownership and instead of informative talks from the winemaker it seems that most of those who attend now just want to see how much they can consume. We ended up not renewing our membership, we had too much wine on stock anyway. The wine maker has moved to a winery closer to us and it will be interesting to see what direction that place heads.

The more things change...