OPINION

Thanks To Global Auto

Editor, Times-Union: Mission Point Community Church recently sponsored a Car Care Event for local single parents.

Chip Shots: Saturday Morning Potpourri

Happy Father’s Day to all you dads. I can’t think of any tangible gift I want, but I could sure use some inner strength.

The Penalty Box: Relegation Is A Fascinating Concept

I love what we Americans call “soccer”.

Chip Shots: Who’s Truly Off For The Summer?

Who’s truly off for the summer these days?

The Penalty Box: Summer Smorgasbord

Before we go into full “summer mode” with this space, we need to catch up on some stories that haven’t been focused on for a while, or at all.

Chip Shots: Reminding Myself To Enjoy Summer’s Lull

My scholastic sports year officially ends tonight when the IHSAA Class 2A softball semistate champion will be crowned at the Tiger Softball Complex. There is nothing going on for me on the gridiron nor on the pitch until mid-August when soccer launches.


The Penalty Box: Free Fishing This Weekend

My parents were not rich people. When they passed away, they left the six remaining Grossman siblings with very little in material things but a treasure chest full of the stuff that really matters. That said, each of us kids ‘inherited’ something earthly from each one of them.


Chip Shots: My Favorite Summer Volleyball Memory

I know this weekend is not officially summer, but the 101 days starting with today and ending on Labor Day were loosely termed the “101 days of summer” when I was in the Air Force.

The Penalty Box: It Was Not For Nothing

I grew up in a patriotic America and I am unashamedly patriotic.

Chip Shots: Reflections Of Spring

I’ll cover the two regional track meets this week where Times-Union area athletes have earned berths to keep their seasons alive.

The Penalty Box: The Search For Blame Chokes Us

There are a lot of things wrong with the world we live in. Only a fool, or a politician, would claim to be able to fix them all.

Chip Shots: IHSAA Proposed Class Tranches O.K. With Me

The IHSAA Board of Directors and Executive Committee didn’t produce a classification solution for basketball exactly the way I proposed in a column a few weeks ago. I like what is currently proposed nonetheless for not only basketball, but for each four-class-structured IHSAA sport.

The Penalty Box: Betting Is Taking A Bite Out Of Us

I am not at all a person who says “I told you so” much.