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Here's an excerpt from the following Shreveport Times article, addressing the LSU behavior at this year's Independence Bowl: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080102/SPORTS0401/801020311/1001/SPORTS

Here is a little synopsis of my experience. Glad to see some of these other posts or I might have refrained from adding this here. Didn't want anyone thinking I was making this stuff up. Finding out about the local Shreveport sports show request explains some of the "LSU-ness" I observed...

Maybe religion also factored into this young man's decision. The Phoenix area has a large Mormon population, especially around Mesa and Tempe. Also, many undergraduates from BYU continue their graduate studies at Arizona State. There seems to be a Mormon pipeline to ASU.

Stan, While we lived in the Phoenix area, our son became very involved with the chess program there (This was back in the mid-90's). They would start the children in kindergarten and work with them all the way through high school, grooming them for national competition. The program was very...

I was fortunate enough to study under Alberto Rios while I completed my MFA in creative writing at Arizona State Univeristy. Not only is he a very good "contemporary" poet, he is an equally good individual who genuinely cares about his students. I have the utmost respect for Tito, as he is...

Folks, I am posting this news late only because I was away during the Thanksgiving holidays from most news media that would report this, and I did not find out about this until I happened to be browsing National Public Radio's site this evening. Southern fiction writer Larry Brown, 53, a...

I live near Vicksburg, and the word floating around is exactly as IukAL has alluded to: Cuttcliffe was not willing to let some of his staff go. Don't know how true this is, but if that is the case then it's good to see someone stand behind one's staff even if it ends up costing that person his...

Rosmenko, How true! How true! Because of my work & profession, 80% of my reading involves American contemporary poetry and literary criticism on the genre, but I also enjoy reading fiction when I have time. Sorry, but I cannot narrow my choice to one favorite author, so I'll list those that...

Boclive, Did you catch the Lehane interview on NPR Wednesday afternoon? I have not read the book but did read the excerpts posted on Amazon.com. First few pages perked my interest and I plan to add it to my "fiction to read" list. I hope to see the movie soon. I have read nothing but...

after his bout with lung cancer. www.msnbc.com/news/820766.asp?.pne=msn

Them DR. Seuss stockings he wore when he was playing at Marshall must have cut his circulation off all the way to where his brain was supposed to be. That "wacky tobacky" didn't help his mental state, either. As long as the Vikings keep Moss, they will always have a drug problem. They'll keep...

Regardless of how one may feel about C Shine, his poetry selections and posts should not be the subjects of attack and ridicule. As a published poet and teacher of creative writing, I enjoyed his posts and found them useful. Because of time constraints and demands from other writing projects...

Have a safe and joyous holiday season. Peace be with you. RTR! ------------------ It is hard to be humble when you're from ALABAMA.

CSHine, You've struck a chord with Dickey. He is one of my early influences and I own about everything he has written, including prose and nonfiction. I also have video and audio tapes of him reading his works. He had a great voice and sounded like an evangelist or Southern Baptist preacher...

Class, This story is worth your read. Check it out; it's unbelievable! I'm still unsure if it actually happened. I posted my response on the non-sports boardd when I opened the thread.