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Walking up Io the bar, I was greeted by a gaggle of folks testing out their skill with a hula hoop, all at varying degrees of intoxication, but cordial and welcoming. I hadn't really spent much time at this bar, but I was meet 'nS someone here, so I hadn't thought twice about whether or not I should go. Anyway, it was 'asl ca"' s0 il was a night-cap and then home.
We decided to leave our nightcaps unfinished. This was apparently not really "our kind of place." One more off-color comment on the way to the car by yet another person and we couldn't help but laugh. Maybe we had signs taped on our backs that read "Dyke." Maybe it was a full moon. Who knows?
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Whatever the weather, Taos County employees will have to make it to work on time or lose vacation time.
In addition, the county will no longer follow the Taos school district's decisions on closures or delays during inclement weather. Instead, interim County Manager Julia Valerio will make that decision.
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The boys from Billings have the perfect excuse to miss the start of school Wednesday back home in Montana - they keep winning at the Little League World Series.
Patrick Zimmer tossed five shutout innings and Ben Askelson hit a two-out, two-run single in a 3-1 win over Lafayette, La., on Sunday that kept the Northwest region champs undefeated in South Williamsport.
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The boys from Billings have the perfect excuse to miss the start of school Wednesday back home in Montana - they keep winning at the Little League World Series.
Patrick Zimmer tossed five shutout innings and Ben Askelson hit a two-out, two-run single in a 3-1 win over Lafayette, La., on Sunday that kept the Northwest region champs undefeated in South Williamsport.
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Met fans had every reason to be alarmed by news that Pedro Martinez is still suffering from discomfort in his big right toe, almost four months since he last pitched. The fact that Pedro is being fitted for a new shoe is a red flag for 2006 - assuming he's in as much pain as he says.
But is he really? People close to Martinez are whispering that the injury, while not entirely cured, is nothing severe. Yet, by treating it as such, Pedro and the Mets will have the perfect "out" from the World Baseball Classic in March.
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dougsmock@wvgazette.com
Perhaps the birth of his first child will give Kevin Pittsnogle an extra excuse to miss school today.
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IT STARTS when your kids go off to college.
You miss them more than you thought you would and look for any excuse to chat.
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ATLANTA -- Music sensation Chris Brown will perform two hit singles from his self-titled debut album on Friday April 7, during Cartoon Network's popul...
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In addition, [Jimmy McCracklin] has jammed with everyone from Johnny Otis to Sugar Pie De Santo - the latter a welcome part of Jimmy McCracklin's band Saturday night. The veteran pianist is comin' to town packin' a horn section and a guitarist many of you will recognize: Bay Area bluesman Joe Louis Walker. Forty-eight years after his historical American Bandstand appearance, we've got Jimmy McCracklin making his 142 debut. And there's no excuse to miss this show. The weather should set a perfect mood, and you can stay out late without worrying about missing any Sunday football: There are no NFL games this week. Take the money you'll save by not betting me this round, and invest it in a bluesy night out with Jimmy McCracklin.
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A star is born
It is one of life's weird coincidences -- Donna Lee Sheehan, wife of Buffalo attorney John Sheehan, looks just like Jamie Lee Curtis, star. Once, at the Charlotte, N.C., airport, a passer-by said, "I know that's her! Excuse me, Miss Curtis..." Fast forward to this week's World Juniors Hockey Championships, Germany vs. Slovakia. It was all about Donna Lee Sheehan! A nervous, starstruck official asked what had brought her to Buffalo, if she was a big hockey fan. He asked if John was her boyfriend or husband. "Husband," she said. Fans closed in around them, but an usher reassured her she would check tickets carefully "because you should be able to enjoy the game without everyone bothering you." The Sheehans, Buffalo style, just went with it. Her husband confides: "...