Family spat leads to two town ball teams in little Milroy, Minn. - Minneapolis Star-Tribune. I sure would have loved to have town ball around western Ohio when I was young.
The Family Ownership Dramas That Roil the NFL - Sports Illustrated. As far as I saw, no mention of the Brown family, who beat the IRS.
How the Braves came to Buffalo – and why they left - Buffalo News. This is a couple of years old, but has a lot of interesting historical deal about college basketball in Buffalo and the NBA as a minor professional league.
Lake surfers say polluted waves are making them sick—but they love it too much to stop – Chicago Reader
Sinking land, poisoned water: the dark side of California's mega farms- The Guardian
I Was Wrong About the Rural–Urban Divide - YES! Magazine. It was previously noted on the blog that diary farmers were more likely to skew Democratic than other farmers in Wisconsin.
We Have No Idea How Bad the US Tick Problem Is – Wired
Catastrophic drought threatens Iraq as major dams in surrounding countries cut off water to its great rivers – The Independent
The Entire History of Steel – Popular Mechanics
American History for Truthdiggers: Whose Revolution? (1775-1783) – Truthdig
The fallacy of obviousness – Aeon
How to get away with financial fraud - The Guardian
As churches close, a way of life fades – Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The declines in baptisms are horrific.
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