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You can’t have a discussion on the upcoming analog-to-HDTV transition without some F.U.D. creeping in, whether it’s someone spreading it, or someone addressing it.
There have been reports of some cable companies scaring customers into uprgrading to digital packages lest they lose their picture altogether.
Over the past couple of months, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association [...]

On April 29, 1983, the Cubs dropped to 5-14, following a 1-run loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Irritated at some of the Cub faithful that booed the team off the field, former manager Lee Elia launched into a blistering tirade. The only recording of the diatribe came from the tape recorder of a newspaper [...]

Last week, the Cubs climbed into first place in the NL Central, giving the City of Chicago two first-place teams. I logged on to suntimes.com during the day last Monday, and in big, bold red letters was a link to “Chat with a member of the first-place Cubs.”
Now, I’m sure the chat was already scheduled, [...]

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This morning, an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale shook southern Illinois. The area is no stranger to quakes, being part of the New Madrid fault zone. The following is an article I wrote in 2001 following a 6.8-magnitude quake that shook Seattle.
Last Wednesday, an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale gave Seattle [...]