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BRIAN TYL | What was off with Gonzaga? Baylor thumped Gonzaga in the NCAA men's basketball championship game, 86-70. by Brian Tyl Published Apr. 8 2021 @ 10:35pm

DOUG DAVIS | 'Tennessee Border' became a hit despite disagreement in studio This week in 1943: meats, fats and cheese were rationed in the U.S.; President Franklin Roosevelt froze prices, wages and salaries to control inflation; the Jefferson Memorial was dedicated in Washington and a singer from Blue Lick, Kentucky, had his 15th hit record. Published Apr. 8 2021 @ 4:57pm

JOSH RICHERT | Drafting QBs can be risky and costly As soon as April arrives and March Madness is over, the sports conversations often turn towards the NFL Draft. by Josh Richert Published Apr. 7 2021 @ 11:09pm

I didn't strike out with Joyce I was too small for football and too slow for track. I played catcher, but was a lousy hitter. My dad had been the captain of his football team and had even been offered a football scholarship. In my case, the apple fell pretty far from the tree. by John Moore Published Apr. 5 2021 @ 12:11am

BILL OWNEY | ROUGH RIDER: Toyota's four-banger coupe is built for the track Compromise sometimes gets a bad name, which is undoubtedly why the hordes of engineers from BMW and Toyota who developed the new Supra just didn't. Published Apr. 3 2021 @ 6:36pm

COLUMN | AI, deep learning, autonomous vehicles and the future What is the common factor between taking a hot shower in the winter, getting a ride on Uber, and talking to Alexa? Deep learning, and our ever-increasing dependence on machines! These things have become all so commonplace that we may have even stopped to think about what makes all this possible. To what extend will our reliance on such smart machines continue to grow; is there a limit to how many things may become automated. by Dr. Fawad Rauf | Columnist Published Apr. 3 2021 @ 4:07pm

COLUMN | On 'becoming' in pandemic times One summer, back when I was a boy, I started fishing every morning with my friends. We would take our simple rods and reels down to a neighborhood pond and fish for bluegill and sunfish. Mostly we would catch them and let them go. Then, one day we decided that we wanted to eat what we caught, and so we brought to our respective homes a good mess of bluegill. As I recall, my family wasn't too excited about the prospect of the meal that lay before us that evening, but they seemed proud of me. I remember my grandfather showing me how to clean a fish. I thought it was nasty work but I did it and I remember him saying, "Well, now you are a fisherman." by Dr. Del Doughty | Guest Columnist Published Apr. 1 2021 @ 8:01pm

DOUG DAVIS | 'Today I Started Loving You Again' wasn't a hit for Haggard This week in 1968: Unmanned Apollo 6 was launched from Cape Kennedy in a test of Saturn V booster rockets; race riots swept several U.S. cities as President Lyndon Johnson ordered troops into the capitol; the U.S. called 24,500 reservists to active duty and a California singer/songwriter had recorded his favorite song that didn't make the charts. Published Apr. 1 2021 @ 7:27pm

The doctor will see you now "You're 24-years-old. You really need to find a primary care doctor," my wife said. "But, there's nothing wrong with me," I responded. "Why go get something I don't need?" by John Moore Published Mar. 29 2021 @ 12:31am

BILL OWNEY | BOY HOWDY!: What a great truck Ford has delivered I am neither a Ford fan nor a pickup authority, so this week I defer to a friend who is both. Bigly. Published Mar. 27 2021 @ 7:10pm

JOSH RICHERT | Is this the maddest March Madness? Bracket busters everywhere. by Josh Richert Published Mar. 25 2021 @ 10:49pm