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Prize fighting, known more commonly today as boxing, began as a gentleman’s pastime done in the interest of physical health through “manly” exercise. However, the activity progressed beyond the athletic clubs to become a brutal exercise for the benefit of the sporting crowd and the more base elements of the gambling world.
Read moreWith Thanksgiving this week, holiday shopping is kicking into high gear.
There is such allure of out-of-town offerings for Black Friday, and of course, deals galore online during Cyber Monday.
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Read moreThe holiday season can be a time of joy for many, but it can also bring feelings of stress and be especially challenging for those impacted by mental health challenges.
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Thanksgiving and football! Collegiate combat on the gridiron is as much a part of Thanksgiving as Pilgrims and turkey. In football’s early years, high school games as well as collegiate games created fanatical enthusiasm.
Read moreBoard could make an additional effort to livestream meetings
Read moreThere are two kinds of people in the world: people who hate snow and those of us who love it.
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Following the Land Run in September 1893, Frank Boydston set up a good cattle operation near Pond Creek, Oklahoma Territory. Boydston was well-liked and seen as “an honest and industrious follower of that business commonly called ‘cattle punching’ in the Cherokee Outlet south of the Kansas border.”
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