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This info is just that, pretty common, but it might need to said anyways in lieu of recent posts these last couple of weeks. If you are talking about wrestlers, especially kids, even if you are one yourself, please keep comments about weight, injuries, personal life and even wrestling ability respectful and mindfull of how the impact of words will be taken by whoever is on the other end. Obviously, some issues become public knowledge, but an negative opinion or even one that is simply out of curiosity, can be denigrating and much like airing dirty laundry in public. Use PM's. They are your friends. Rules of thumb that could always help when talking about others in public or with anyone less than a trusted friend: 1. Is it true? 2. Is it honest? (watch for brutal honesty) 3. Is it kind? 4. Would you say it if the person was right in front of you? Thanks, Tom Hoffman Howe Military Coach

checked the wzbd.com stream and no dice. just an fyi; I know about the regular vacuum tubes and so on.

even though this is not quite what you are looking for, I think the street musicians lend a type of "big deal" feeling to state.

It did get me a boo though!

Nope. Fremont and Howe just tried to get a dual together this year and this seemed like a good date.

The meet tonight with Howe Military vs. Fremont at Fremont is cancelled.

In a recent thread about his beloved FC's, he claimed residency in a neighboorhood icehouse, and now is interning as a satellite transmission specialist courtesy of government funding.

Wrestling Sturbridge by Rich Wallace. Fiction about a Pennsyvania H.S. wrestler. Amazon.com Review Ben will be damned if he's going to stay in Sturbridge, Pennsylvania, when he gets out of high school. Work in the cinder block factory like everyone else? No way. He's also not going to let his friend Al win the state wrestling championship. Ben wants it more than Al does. Ben needs it more than Al does. Ben is going to win. Robert Cormier writes: "in a beautifully understated first novel, Rich Wallace brings the town and the teenager achingly alive as Ben wrestles not only his high school opponents, but with the big issues of life and love and the choices a teenager must make." From Publishers Weekly Anyone even remotely curious about small-town America need look no further than this exemplary first novel. Wallace's clipped, gently sardonic prose captures it all, from the red-faced former jocks in the wrestling booster club, to the teens with nothing to do but drink (a lot) and drive in an endless loop through town, to the Saturday night polka party on public TV. Narrator Ben, a high school senior, doesn't want to be like his father and so many others in Sturbridge, Pa., who after graduating get a job at the cinder block plant. Seemingly his only alternative is to become a state wrestling champion and thus win an athletic scholarship. But his way is firmly blocked by his buddy Al, who reigns supreme in their weight class, and Ben is relegated to the ignominy of being Al's practice partner and a benchwarmer during tournaments. Enter Kim, a Puerto Rican track enthusiast transplanted from New Jersey. Despite their close relationship, Kim won't put up with Ben's self-pitying, defeatist attitude. Wallace isn't writing a sports fairy story, so Ben doesn't achieve his goal; much more believably, he feels like a winner because he finally tries with all his might. The sports angle makes this a great "guy's" book, while the gripping narrative and feisty heroine will appeal to young women, too. A real winner. Ages 12-17.

Thank you all. This was very educational. I do enjoy learning about microeconomics and hate graphs just as much.

I would bet they are not happy with the porn flood.

I am stock stupid. The adage of having money to make money applies in my case. If I could convert cheap debt into invested money, I would have me a portfolio, for sure. Then again, I am not so sold on the legalized gambling that is called the market.

Please explain the abbreviations to a fellow Illiana scoundrel. Thanks.

"Region" is short for Calumet Region, which is named for both the prominent Indian tribe who lived in these areas of Indiana, which also gave its name to the Little Calumet and Grand Calumet Rivers that many of the cites in Lake, Porter and southern Cook County in Illinois adjoin. The region is probably more named for these rivers than the tribe. They also call this area Illiana, but that usage has been minor. Side note: "calumet" is also a name for the peace pipe, which is very befitting from the times I have spent over in that area.

Just like with the time zone, I'd have to say Laporte County is split with LaPorte being Region and New Prairie being Michiana. Michigan City is assuredly full Region.

He had some classic battles with Pat Day and Zack Whikcar. (sp)

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Please contact me soon regarding the 4-way we had on December 16, 2008. My email is thoffman@howemilitary.com Thanks, Tom Hoffman Howe Military Coach

Aside from Sandburg and Glenbard North, the publics don't keep strong year-to-year. The new publics on the up this year are Lockport and Oak Park River Forest. Granite City has been tough for awhile, but not come state time for the most part. Power over there is in the Catholics, which everyone knows.

Plug in McGill!

Don't you live in the country seat of Lake County? What's a country seat?? Hammond sure had some, that I can remember. Again I tried to stay out of your town...too many gray bars. Like a county seat, but filled with a high proportion of Kentucky folk, as I remember from my times within your borders... : Actually that would be one town south...I believe regionrat calls it Cedartucky.

Don't you live in the country seat of Lake County? What's a country seat?? Like a county seat, but filled with a high proportion of Kentucky folk, as I remember from my times within your borders... :

Don't you live in the country seat of Lake County?

I was talking about former Lawrence North stud Thomas Johnson. That was his old nickname, or as his username used to be, Thomas "I am only one man" Johnson.

So did I, but in effect I had a chance to retroll Day. I wasn't about to pass that up.

coaching for Lawrence Central this weekend? If so, he was doing a great job with talking situational stuff before matches started on day one.