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BOWEN COLUMN: Lost in Yellowstone (epilogue)

At the time of our writing this Epilogue, four months have passed since we exited the Thoroughfare at the southern end of Yellowstone. Since that ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 10:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: The ghost of Christmas today

“There’ll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long long ago.”  That tune, frequently sung by Andy Williams, linked to “A ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: We’re losing the war on Christmas, but not in the way you think

An Evangelical Pastor criticizes the “War on Christmas” as a false battle where victory is “easily declared because there was no fight, except in the ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Saturday, December 18, 2021 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Did the ‘War On Drugs’ reduce crime in the U.S.?

All semester, my undergraduate students have been researching the War on Drugs, to see if several get-tough measures, ranging from convictions to long sentences, have ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Friday, December 10, 2021 11:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Why we should double the pell: For America’s students and economy

As you will see in this column, there’s a mountain of evidence for the value of college, for the skills, as well as the employment ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Friday, December 3, 2021 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Can Biden bounce back from a rough 2021?

As the Democratic Party struggles with a tough 2021 election season, and no shortage of polls claiming Joe Biden’s numbers are tumbling, it’s worth asking ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Saturday, November 27, 2021 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Harper over Austin Riley makes the MVP irrelevant

As Major League Baseball’s National League East race came down to a three-game series, Philadelphia Phillies OF Bryce Harper wilted, while Atlanta Braves 3B Austin ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Tuesday, November 23, 2021 10:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Why so many fail to learn the lessons from ‘Moneyball’

On the eve of the 2021 World Series, in perhaps the most exciting baseball postseason in years, one of the buzzwords spread around the most ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Thursday, October 28, 2021 10:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Where the GOP should look for new leadership

The best thing that could happen to Republicans would be the presence of a new nominee at the top of the ticket in 2024, as ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Saturday, October 23, 2021 10:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: How the Atlanta Braves returned to being America’s Team

Back in the 1970s, Ted Turner declared the Atlanta Braves to be “America’s team” and put them all over his television stations. People laughed at ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Wednesday, October 20, 2021 11:30 am

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