Category: Opinion

High school transgender wrestler wins Texas regional title

A 17-year-old Dallas-area high school transgender wrestler who is transitioning from female to male has won a girls regional championship after a female opponent forfeited the match. Mack Beggs, a Euless Trinity High School junior who is undefeated this wrestling season, hugged losing opponent Madeline Rocha, from Coppell, on the victory stand Saturday after their match for the 110-pound Class 6A Region 2 championship never took place when Rocha declined to wrestle.

Ole Miss-Auburn: Day After Observations

With games like that there are typically some housekeeping facts you have to check off the list quickly like, “biggest comeback since when?” Daniel Snowden, the Ole Miss media relations director for basketball, said that fact will require more time to check, but it’s believed to be the biggest comeback in school history. My first thoughts were for the NCAA tournament First Four game against BYU in Dayton in 2015.

Smith: Wisconsin River story to take center stage

Smith: Jesse Hieb of Milwaukee is making a film on the Wisconsin River Producer Jesse Hieb of Milwaukee is making a documentary and educational film on the Wisconsin River. Check out this story on greenbaypressgazette.com: http://on.jsonl.in/2jX6tKT Jesse Hieb of Milwaukee is producing a film called “Gone Paddling,” about his 2017 paddleboarding adventure down the Wisconsin River.

Sport24.co.za | No 18 was Federer’s greatest triumph

Sunday’s Australian Open men’s final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will go down in history as one of the greatest ever tennis matches. It was the dream final tennis enthusiasts had longed for: Two giants of the game – both in the twilight of their careers – duelling on the biggest of stages one more time.

Time to finally get serious about the Harford school budget [Editorial]

The audience applauds after student Grace Buckleman expressed her concerns over the school board’s budget and proposed cuts to programs as she speaks at Monday night’s Harford County Board of Education meeting at the A.A. Roberty building in Bel Air. The audience applauds after student Grace Buckleman expressed her concerns over the school board’s budget and proposed cuts to programs as she speaks at Monday night’s Harford County Board of Education meeting at the A.A. Roberty building in Bel Air.

Your Opinion

After another improbable throw from Aaron Rodgers that propelled the Green Bay Packers to a playoff win, coach Mike McCarthy was asked if it was the best one yet from his star quarterback. The Scranton Sewer Authority sale is an opportunity for urban Northeast Pennsylvania communities to address problems that threaten Lackawanna River water quality and cause flash flooding, one of the region’s top environmental advocates said.

Godspeed, Mr. President

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks to the annual national convention of Disabled American Veterans in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 1. Those were the first words of the first column I ever wrote about you – a poke in the eye to Democrats who were singing rhapsodic hosannas about a certain highly regarded young senator. “Yes,” I griped, “he has great potential.

Illinois Basketball: 3 Observations From the Indiana Loss

Jan 7, 2017; Bloomington, IN, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach John Groce gives instructions to his team during a timeout during the second half of the game at Assembly Hall. The Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini 96 to 80. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports This was a loss that I expected, but much like the Maryland game, it was the way the Illini lost that has me worried.

Printed Letters: January 8, 2017

To the elected officials of Grand Junction: Do you honestly think that the voters of Grand Junction are going to approve a quarter-cent sales tax to fund a sports arena? Get real! The people of Grand Junction don’t want a sports arena that is only going to be used maybe four to six months a year the rest of the time sit idle and be considered a “white elephant” while costing the taxpayers money for the time it is not being used.

Printed Letters: January 8, 2017

To the elected officials of Grand Junction: Do you honestly think that the voters of Grand Junction are going to approve a quarter-cent sales tax to fund a sports arena? Get real! The people of Grand Junction don’t want a sports arena that is only going to be used maybe four to six months a year the rest of the time sit idle and be considered a “white elephant” while costing the taxpayers money for the time it is not being used.

Regionally plan for all transportation

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Today in History: Dec. 29, 2016

On Dec. 29, 1916, James Joyce’s first novel, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” was first published in book form in New York after being serialized in London. In 1170, Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was slain in Canterbury Cathedral by knights loyal to King Henry II.