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Don't let Congress ruin college sports

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Should the revenues made by big-time college athletics be "shared" by all the schools? Do we want "revenue-sharing" socialism to come to college football and basketball? Many in Congress are answering yes to that question. The NCAA isn't the massive moneymaker the NFL and NBA are, but in many ways the product is more exciting than the boring professional leagues. That's especially true in this month of March, when the hoops madness begins. Even with the new "pay-to-play" rules that have turned college football and basketball into semipro leagues, with some of the star athletes ...

Should I move out of my parents’ house?

Editorials and columns

The great white shark species must keep swimming or else it suffocates. Likewise, tuna need to continuously swim to get enough oxygen. While some people might find the fate of constantly moving as repulsive, I find it freeing. If given the choice, I’d choose the life of a tuna over anything ...

A gift from the Girl Scouts

Editorials and columns

Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking to a local teenage Girl Scout troop, and the amount of hope they gave me for the future of women's self image was promising. It appeared to me that the attitudes of these young women were advanced in a positive mindset when compared to the generations ...

Mental health struggles among athletes and Gen Z men

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The tragic suicide of former NFL and Purdue University wideout Rondale Moore last month shocked and saddened many football fans. Moore was only 25 and had back-to-back season-ending injuries: a dislocated right knee during his 2024 training camp with the Atlanta Falcons, then a left knee injury while playing for the Minnesota Vikings the following preseason. The Arizona Cardinals selected Moore in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft, and he had a solid rookie season with 435 receiving yards and one touchdown. While playing for Purdue, he was a consensus All-American as a freshman, ...

If you want to be 'seen,' try seeing others

Editorials and columns

I recently came across a curious headline: "The Retirement Crisis No One Warns You About: Mattering." Very few people leaving the workplace have prepared for losing a big part of their identity, according to the Wall Street Journal article. They long to "feel seen" in the next chapter of life. ...