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An important life lesson, courtesy of Facebook and Amendment One

Facebook reminded me of an important lesson this morning. When I was young, I was an idiot. A well-intentioned idiot, to be sure. And in my defense, it must be said that I was probably less of an idiot than most kids my age. But still, I look back on the things I did, the things I believed, the insecurities

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Skip Prosser, RIP

Wake Forest University’s head basketball coach, Skip Prosser, died the other day of an apparent heart attack. He was only 56. Tributes are pouring in. The university community obviously grieves the tragic loss. The coaching fraternity is heartbroken. Dick Vitale, whose entire life seems to be college hoops, was stunned. And so on. As those around me know, I wasn’t

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