Posted on November 12, 2007 by brvanlanen
Congrats to Ryan Braun, Brewers 3B, on winning the NL Rookie of the Year in the closest race ever. Despite the 26 errors you have to wonder if the BrewCrew would have been in the race down the stretch, let alone in 1st place much of the year.
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Posted on November 12, 2007 by brvanlanen
It was reported last week that the Village Administrator, Al Vacenti, stepped down after only six months on the job.
In scoping out the village website I was unable to find any additional information regarding what transpired. My hope is that the FDL Reporter will follow-up with more details as to what happened. I mean what’s [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2007 by brvanlanen
Fred Thompson is about to receive the endorsment of National Right to Life. The announcement is to come Tuesday in Washington DC according to FoxNews. In a race that is still wide-open unless you actually listen to the national polls, this is big. As a social conservative, who is strong pro-life, I find this endorsement [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2007 by brvanlanen
Great game today in Kanas City. Once again the 3-time NFL MVP proved he still has it at 38. Little worried about the lack of a running game, though that is improving. Also have to be concerned with some of the big plays given up on defense, though it does rise to the occasion when [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2007 by brvanlanen
Came upon this story last week while doing some blog-surfing. I see the Reporter actually had at least an on-line story on their website. Seems to me the mayor of Sheboygan has a little bit of an issue with being criticized. And that he doesn’t understand the laws when it comes to free speech. So [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2007 by brvanlanen
Wow. It is amazing how hard it can be to remember to post to your blog when life moves at such a fast pace. Finally had a chance to check the blog and the last post was over a month ago. Guess that means time-management may be in order to find time between work, the [...]
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