June 2011
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Renting, a subject near and dear to my heart
I am an avid renter. I have been renting houses in the greater Morgantown area for more than 12 years. During those years I lived in South Park, Sunnyside, near Monongalia General Hospital and near the Mylan Puskar football stadium. Most often I’ve had roommates, but not always. I have always tried to stay away from apartment complexes and live in houses. Some of the houses might have one,...
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Smoking Ban Passed, World Doesn't End
(I need to stop putting World in the title I think. Two posts in a row is probably too many.)
So this inexplicably happened, an outcome so obvious, so sensible, so stunning that I can scarcely believe that it occurred. 7-0? And the reply from the local community hasn’t been anywhere near as ridiculous as I’d feared just a few weeks ago. In the end, the smokers went out with nary a...
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The World's Gone Crazy (Bringing Rodriguez Back)
I see there’s talk about bringing Rich Rodriguez back to Morgantown. That’s interesting to me, given what we know about the man but surprising though this might be, I’m going to shock myself and say that his return is one I can fully endorse. The possibility of it leaves me giddy with anticipation. Consider the following:
Nobody Could Be Sure If Pat White Was Really Better Than...
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Why I’m not drinking the Holgorsen Kool-Aid…yet
Almost two years ago I made this observationon Mike Casazza’s WVU Sports Blog
Kiffin is still in the “walks on water” phase here in Volnation. The fans consistently defend his arrogance, his rookie mistakes, his lack of respect for others, and he’s committed multiple recruiting violations before summer workouts have even started. I’m not saying he should be fired and given his $7.5M buyout yet,...
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City in Need of Youth Community Center
When you spend 31 out of the (almost) 33 years of your life living in the same town it can get well, boring. It can also get annoying living in the same town, especially when you live in a college town that houses more than 25,000 students a year, but that’s a different argument for a different day.
Growing up in the greater Morgantown area was a wonderful experience. I enjoyed so much about our...
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City Councilors To Actively Suppress Votes?
We can agree that Morgantown roads suffer mightily during the winter. Each spring, considerable monies are required to fix the damage that they accrue. For the sake of conversation, let’s suppose that the city spends $100,000 each spring fixing 1,000 potholes. Now suppose I come forward and offer the city a deal: I can fix 2,500 potholes, and I’ll only charge $200,000. Yes, it’s...
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Fixing The Nightmare
If you think the situation in the West Virginia University Athletic Department has been going well, I’ve got a bridge I want to sell you. Dirt cheap too. Between the anger, the hatred, and the frustration, everything about the Athletic Department Football Management Strategy absolutely sucks right now. Here’s how to fix it:
1. Fire Bill Stewart
I think all of the following...
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Suppose Colin Dunlap Had Done Something Else...
…there were plenty of people congratulating Colin Dunlap for bravely coming forward to tell of this exchange that he (allegedly) had with Bill Stewart in the immediate aftermath of Stewart’s dismissal and Dana Holgorsen’s coronation. (I say allegedly because no tape exists, not because I disbelieve the tale.) This isn’t entirely about what Dunlap says happened though; this...
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Selling Alcohol at the Stadium is a Bad Call by...
I remember it like yesterday. It wasn’t a typical football Saturday, it was THE football Saturday. The day the West Virginia Mountaineers took on the one and only University of Miami. It was the biggest game of the 1996 football season. Students had been drinking for weeks in preparation for this game. We were all beyond excited about it and had a cocky confidence that could only be supplied...
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This is the business we've chosen!
In Godfather II, Hyman Roth, an aging mob boss gives the following famous speech
There was this kid I grew up with; he was younger than me. Sorta looked up to me, you know. We did our first work together, worked our way out of the street. Things were good, we made the most of it. During Prohibition, we ran molasses into Canada… made a fortune, your father, too. As much as anyone, I loved him...
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Things Are About To Get Unbelievably Stupid (Bill...
Update: Deadspin absolutely murders everybody on this. Agreeing with every word written there ought to be a prerequisite for being a WVU fan.
Here’s the story that’s going around: either Bill Stewart or his wife was responsible for the various claims Chuck Landon made about Dana Holgorsen. Let’s get ready for things to get incredibly stupid.
Here’s more.
What In The Hell...
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City Council to Consider Ban on Bar Smoking
It is easy to knock Morgantown’s City Council but when kudos are in order, they ought to be given. So kudos to the Morgantown City Council for even considering a ban on smoking in city bars. Will it pass? I cannot say. What I can say is that we’re likely in store for an incredibly silly debate, same as we were when some local agency tried to ban smoking in bars during my childhood. The...
