Wow! So here I am; after all these years, my first column for the newspaper. Okay, well not really. I did have a column for a period of time while Jab was the publisher at the Benton County Enterprise and I was just a journalism student at Warsaw High School. Hence, the title of this column . . . “Hot Corner” was the name of my column in the high school newspaper so I used it in the BCE too. And here it is again. Now you know.
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I pay attention to politics but not near as much as J.M.W. These past presidential and vice-presidential debates are, for him, the equivalent to my Super Bowl’s and World Series’. I guess what I’m saying is to not expect much political jibberish from me this week.
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Speaking of World Series; how about those Royals?! They’re the first team in Major League Baseball history ever to lose 100+ games in one season and then turnaround and win a playoff series the following year. To me, this 2024 team is reminiscent of the team from 2014 that made the World Series but then lost to the San Francisco Giants. They’re mostly a group of young guys who came up through the Royals farm system and are now finding surprising success. The Royals and Tigers are proof that success can still be found the hard way and without spending hundreds of millions of dollars on payroll.
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Okay, so I said that I wouldn’t speak much on politics, but Amendment No. 2 will be on the ballot in November. Amendment No. 2 asks voters for approval of online sports betting. I’m guessing you’ve learned that I’m a sports fan by now, so I’m not afraid to admit that I do partake in the occasional sports wager from time to time. College basketball and MLB is fun, but my favorite bets are those on NCAA football and the NFL. I’m one of those who you might find driving across the state line into Kansas on a Saturday or Sunday “just to have lunch”, but since I’m there, I tend to get in a bet or two. Amendment No. 2, if passed in Missouri, will probably not save my losses on bets, but it would sure as heck at least save me a little gas money!
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There are a ton of events coming up on the calendar for Warsaw and Clinton. I just learned that Warsaw’s Heritage Days and the Clinton Wine Stroll are on the same day! That should be fun to try to cover! Maybe I can get Heritage Days taken care of first, then stroll over to Clinton for a nightcap. Who knows? Or maybe I’ll just head over to Kansas . . . I’ll let you know.
‘Til Next Time
A.D.H.
