Lock, Stock and Barrel
Idon't suffer from hoplophobia (a slang term for an irrational and morbid fear of guns). In fact, for purposes of full disclosure, I'll admit that I quite like using guns. I'm a member at the Smith and Wesson Shooting Sports Center in Springfield. I...
The Baiting Game
John Edwards may not be leading in the polls. But, he would like to stress, he is leading on the issues. "I don't need to read a poll, I don't need to see a focus group and I don't need to see what the other candidates are saying," said Edwards,...First Shot: Welcome to Her World
If you follow Springfield news and politics with more than a passing interest, you probably know who Michaelann Bewsee is, at least as she's represented in the sound bites of the evening news and the newspaper. Bewsee is the public face of Arise for Social...
Bodog Days of Summer
They had been selected from a field of thousands, then whisked away with nine other acts for a weeks-long battle of the bands series with scheduled stops (and subsequent contests) the country over as the reality TV cameras rolled. But at this instant,...E-Edition
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