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The Outstater
Yo-Yoing: It’s Coming Back THIS IS THE BEST NEWS I expect to hear this year: An elementary school in my town has begun a yo-yo club. Those of you in my generation will remember that every summer the yo-yo professional (18-year-olds primarily) would come to town. These pimple-faced teen-agers were celebrities to us. They were actually paid to…
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The Outstater
Racism: The Rawest of Politics NO AMERICAN should be denied employment or property because of the color of his skin, the modern dictum reads, unless he is white. The exception was explained recently by Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago. The mayor, as a matter of official policy, says he favors blacks over whites for municipal positions and for contractural awards.…
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Franke: Pete Rose
by Mark Franke Last week I shocked my wife. I changed my mind. About baseball, of all things. Specifically, I changed my mind about Pete Rose’s status as ineligible for election to the baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. I should admit that I hadn’t given a whole lot of thought to it. My inclination…