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Tag: Japan

  • The Curse of the Colonel

    The Curse of the Colonel

    In 1985, the Japanese baseball team Hanshin Tigers won their first victory in the Japan Series. Fans celebrated the underdog’s win by gathering at the Dotonbori River and yelling each player’s name before a fan dressed as that player jumped into the water. Since there were no fans that looked like the American MVP Randy…

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    Joplin : On Seeing, Believing and Pick Up Sticks

    Yesterday, I saw Barack Obama’s motorcade cruise down Airport Drive in Joplin. It was Monday. He was en route to speak at our city’s high school graduation, a graduation big enough to reserve the gymnasium at our local state college. Last year on the same date, they reserved the same gym and then dispersed for…