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8/23/2008
AUGUST 24, 2008
This may not be my place, I know, but something has to be done in this ever changing city of ours and I hope this helps make something happen. As my last column indicated, I spent a week in Las Vegas, visiting friends and what have you. It was basically five days and in that time there was one murder reported in the local newspapers. I was back in our city of so called loveliness for just four days and three people were murdered on our streets. I know the news department is supposed to handle this stuff but maybe going a different route, like this one, can spark some action. We don’t need any more needless loss of life. It may not change anything but think about this if you will: Las Vegas is allegedly mafia backed and that’s a seedy crew I would think. We are, also allegedly, a nice peaceful community. Do you notice a difference in some most important numbers, like murders? I rest my case.
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8/16/2008
AUGUST 17, 2008
You, as a Calgary Stampeder fan, knew him as a better than average punter, under the coaching of Wally Buono who put up with this "wild man" for years.
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8/9/2008
AUGUST 10, 2008
When a Calgary sports fan, as least a football fan, hears the name Spoletini the automatic thoughts, in no particular order are football, Italian and a deli sandwich from Spolumbo’s. The family name took a different tune, if you will, this week. That as Tony’s brother and Tommy’s cousin, Giuseppe or as he is more commonly known, Joe, made a rare stop in our city to visit family, friends and introduce a new CD.
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8/2/2008
AUGUST 3, 2008
This may not be as funny on paper but it certainly gave me a chuckle this week. Because after waiting for weeks to get a reply from former Calgary Stampeder superstar Doug Flutie, George Hansen of the alumni association got the call on Tuesday.
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7/26/2008
JULY 27, 2008
Friday night the Calgary Stampeder Alumni Association we'll be staging a dinner at the Calgary Country Club in honor of the newest additions to the McMahon Stadium Wall of Fame, Doug Flutie, Rocco Romano and Frank Andruski.
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7/19/2008
JULY 20, 2008
On the wall of the Calgary Stampeder dressing room is a sign that reads in part: "Rookies are to be seen and not heard." It was put up by equipment manager George Hopkins several years ago, taken down at the request of former head coach Tom Higgins, but replaced with the arrival of John Hufnagel. I witnessed firsthand the treatment the veterans gave the rookies last year when having a coolie with a few of the guys. The rookies are put through the grind to say the least and had better not complain. They learn from experience. But I go back even further in the treatment of rookies having once been asked to coach the Calgary Flames in what was an annual slow-pitch tournament in Niagara Falls. We had split our first two games and needed a 19 run Saturday afternoon win over Winnipeg's Jets to make the Sunday playoff run.
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