If you ever question the value of those who coach, who teach, and who help run your schools…the feet on the ground…come to a state tournament and just observe. You’ll see what I mean.

It doesn't seem possible that the names and heroes of your youth can possibly be gone, taken away, but thanks to baseball cards - and memories- they live on as if those times were only yesterday.

Apparently there's another out there who's cynical and forthright about how things are done, and why. He's UC basketball coach Mick Cronin, and it's hard to disagree with his words last week on what the NCAA tourney committee did, and their bottom line for doing it.

If you'd like to make a career out of writing, or even teaching others how to write, here's your final call for financial aid from Press Pros and the 2017 Hal McCoy Scholarship award.

While we worry about teaching our kids good sportsmanship we too often fail to realize how important disappointment really is...if you want to appreciate true happiness.