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1. You don’t need a farm to grow pumpkins, but you do need all-day sun, fast-draining soil that is well-composted, and lots of space. Vines may trail along for 20 feet or more and you would not want any plants seeking their companionship to get in the way. If you wish to grow large Jack-O-Lantern…
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It may not have rained much this winter, but I received a flood of emails in response to a recent column on the water-saving virtues of clover when used for either lawn replacement or lawn enhancement. It must be restated that clover does not hold up well to foot traffic so substituting it for a…
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Tough times last week for two of baseball’s most enduring managers. At 68 years old and 56 games into the final year on his contract, Joe Maddon was fired as manager of the Angels in the midst of a 12-game losing streak. A couple of days later 77-year-old Tony La Russa came under renewed fire…
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Anthony Rizzo never envisioned the Chicago Cubs would tear everything down so quickly. Rizzo endured the Cubs rebuild the first go-around, becoming a cornerstone piece en route to a World Series title. But there is a reason he’s now wearing New York Yankees pinstripes and was sitting in the home dugout reminiscing about his time…
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The “Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two distinct lenses: the pessimist’s “glass half-empty” and the optimist’s “glass half-full.” Buzz: House hunters who think California’s housing market is a tad crazy should note that it’s been the nation’s wildest market — and its second-most profitable — for nearly a half-century. Source: My…
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The president now brags that he cut the deficit! “We’re on track,” he says, to have “the biggest decline in a single year ever in American history.” It’s actually true. But utterly deceitful. President Joe Biden’s deficit will be down from last year, but that’s only because he spent such gargantuan amounts then. For once,…
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From the outside looking in, it sure looks like ESPN has strengthened its already tight NBA connection. Not only is the network paying the league a reported $2.6 billion per year in its current TV rights contract, but now is paying NBA Players Association president and current Pelicans guard CJ McCollum billions of dollars less…
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Q: Is Bam Adebayo getting to the next level on offense as easy as Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra getting him 15 shots a game, or more about Bam busting his butt this summer in the gym honing his offensive skills? Assuming Bam became an offensive juggernaut, could he co-exist with Jimmy Butler? – Stuart.…
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In a divorce, the question is often: What about the children? When a privately simmering fight between the sons of Orioles owner Peter Angelos erupted publicly this week, it was: What about the Birds? Periodic rumors that the team, beleaguered on the field yet beloved by generations of Baltimoreans, could be sold or moved out…
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After watching Ravens backup quarterback Tyler Huntley run with the starting offense for three straight weeks in the absence of star Lamar Jackson, it doesn’t appear he has narrowed the talent gap. In other words, Huntley, a 2020 undrafted free agent entering his third season, is still a stop-gap measure. There were some Ravens fans…
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