A minor repair to a vocal cord forced me into 48 hours of silence recently. I rather enjoyed it and, frankly, was a little sorry to see it end.

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Without rules, and opponents playing by the same rules, there is no validity in moving the ball to the goal.

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It is appropriate to take the longest day of the year to address one of the long tails of the longest lawsuit in MHSAA history.

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Dropouts, delinquency and discipline problems in our schools are not addressed at all by standardized tests. In fact, the focus on such testing probably adds to each problem.

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This plays out so often: a family faces a crisis, and a coach is quickly on the scene.

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During 2013, a Football Task Force has been working on revisions to practice policies that might simultaneously improve acclimatization of players and reduce head trauma

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Over the years I have become increasingly impatient with the MHSAA’s committee process. . . it's too often a superficial process that seems indifferent to or incapable of dealing with the most important issues of school sports.

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An exceptionally drastic act a decade ago is now an expected rite of each spring and summer. Beginning in April and extending to September, trained and experienced athletic directors leave their jobs, and no one really replaces them.

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