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Alex Rodriguez: understated most hated man in all of sports

To say that Alex Rodriguez is the most-hated man in all of sports is a tremendous understatement. To state that Alex Rodriguez is possibly loathed more than inmates on death row isn’t an exaggeration, for people scowl when they hear…

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Peterson closing in on return

Adrian Peterson may now be reinstated quicker than expected because, according to ESPN writer Ben Goessling, U.S. District Judge David Doty has overruled the rejection of appeal for Peterson implemented by NFL arbitrator Harold Henderson. The NFL plans to appeal…

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ISIS morals non-existent

Does religion justify the systematic torture and murder of hundreds of innocent people? Or does ISIS simply propagate moral nihilists? The odds are that if you’re human and you’re reading this right now, you’d consider yourself to be a law-abiding…

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‘The Dress’ allures nation in mere hours

This past week, the nation was hit with “The Dress.” This dress caught the attention of everyday people, celebrities and even politicians. It is rare something catches the attention of these different types of people. What is even more surprising…

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Nimoy leaves behind storied legacy

When he appeared as a green-blooded, emotionless, pointy-eared Mr. Spock in the first pilot of the “Star Trek” television series in 1965, Leonard Nimoy played a character role in the beginning of what may be the most successful failure in…

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Music to be released on Friday globally to improve industry

Music is said to be a universal language. We are surrounded by it daily and we’ve spent large sums of money to obtain it, or so we say. Music piracy is a huge epidemic, especially in the United Sates. This…

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Bundle up for cold winter

Oswego’s winter weather is not something that has suddenly snuck up out of nowhere. Being prepared to take on the bitter cold is a necessity this time of year. Just this past week, Oswego saw temperatures drop as low as…

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Let your hair show person you wish to be

Someone once told me “Life’s too short to have boring hair.” I think this is true because when you meet another person, one of the first things you notice about him or her is their hair. Especially if it is…

National Issues Opinion

Obama issues executive order

President Barack Obama signed an executive order urging companies who come under cyber-attack to share information about the attack with other companies and the government will make an effort to limit attacks such as the one that Sony faced. On…

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Healthcare.gov under fire

Obamacare is under some more scrutiny. As reported by the New York Times, 800,000 people who joined insurance policies through healthcare.gov received inaccurate tax information. What this means is that those affected by the error are strongly suggested to wait…