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Yesterday, 05:59 PM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Mark Reynolds reverting to form? in Orioles

I suppose I could understand if the team thought he was not consistent enough to be worth re-signing, but I still can't figure what they were...

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Yesterday, 10:59 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Welcome to the Bigs Kevin Gausman. in Orioles

If, as it would appear, Gausman turns out to be ace material, I don't see the arbitration clock being an issue. If you have an ace, you keep him no...

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Yesterday, 09:49 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread This is so wrong - the NFL is a tax-exempt non-profit in Ravens

Good point. I suppose I should quote Emily Littela, "Never mind." But it still honks me off to think that Tags pulls down 8.5 mil/yr. I believe in...

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05-22-2013, 03:16 PM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread This is so wrong - the NFL is a tax-exempt non-profit in Ravens

Oh man, you talk about naive. You're saying that my emails are going to change a law written as a result of big-time lobbying interests? You're...

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05-22-2013, 12:24 PM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread MMA fighter calls transgender fighter 'disgusting freak,' gets suspended in National/World News

I personally don't think much of a sport in which the objective is to hurt someone, and the winner is the one who hurts their opponent the most. This...

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05-22-2013, 10:01 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread So You Think I Was Wrong in Orioles

Maybe, maybe not. It is way too early to tell, though low-perspective sports fans are always quick to leap to judgements. Johnson, if recent history...

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05-22-2013, 09:16 AM

Steveg85321 started a thread This is so wrong - the NFL is a tax-exempt non-profit in Ravens

Link to Yahoo article It is incredible to hear that the NFL is considered a non-profit organization. "... did you know that the National Football...

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05-21-2013, 10:56 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Who Does EVERYBODY Look To In The Aftermath of Disasters ? in National/World News

I think people look to the government because that is where we are conditioned to look. In a disaster of this magnitude government is the only agency...

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05-20-2013, 11:29 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Maryland's schools... in Local News

When I was a kid I was part of a photo op involving a US president (prefer not to reveal which one). When the paper came out, there I was right...

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05-17-2013, 07:48 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Illegal Alien Arrested for Rape of 9 Year Old Girl in Local News

Probably this forum would be a lot smaller without them, but I am weary of these threads with the premise that a particular case implicates all in...

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05-16-2013, 10:25 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Abortioinist find new ways to implement "pro-choice" in National/World News

How so?

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05-16-2013, 09:51 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread LB Rolando McClain Retires From NFL in Ravens

I can't understand all the condemnation over this gamble. They signed him; it didn't work out; no loss. You see a hundred dollar bill laying on the...

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05-16-2013, 08:56 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Abortioinist find new ways to implement "pro-choice" in National/World News

I am in principle against abortion, believing that a fetus is a living human being. But as a conservative opposed to oppressive government control...

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05-15-2013, 09:25 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Why I quit the Republican Party in National/World News

"Intolerance" is pretty much a characteristic of partisans on both sides of the political spectrum. I believe there was a time (I don't know - the...

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05-14-2013, 10:55 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Kermit Gosnell, Abortion Doctor, Disputes 'Killings' At Philadelphia Clinic in National/World News

While I don't doubt there are many people who have such beliefs, I really just think this is a thoughtless, heartless man with no ethics. Such a...

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05-14-2013, 09:16 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Report: Health Premiums To Soar 100% - 400% in National/World News

^^^ this ^^^ I am fiscally and socially conservative, and I have employer subsidized health benefits that are an absolutely necessity due to my...

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05-14-2013, 08:47 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Howard County blogger killed inside of his Ellicott City home in Local News

This is my idea of a truly heartbreaking tragedy. I am a single parent of two, now grown up healthy and whole (in part due to a cooperative...

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05-14-2013, 08:20 AM

Steveg85321 started a thread Concert conversation in Music

Last night I was blessed to hear a concert by The Mickey Hart Band at a small theater in Easton MD. The guy is a genius and a musical visionary who...

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05-13-2013, 12:36 PM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Steve Johnson to start on Sat. in Orioles

I don't think he was sent back down as a judgement on his performance as much as the Orioles are using a shuttle substitution strategy, which served...

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05-13-2013, 12:28 PM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Benghazi Attack in National/World News

One of the chief characteristics of government and the people who administer government is abuse of power, incompetence, making excuses, lying,...

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05-11-2013, 10:30 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Twinks At O's 10 May Game Thread in Orioles

I loved this victory. I turned the game off when it was 6-0, but I was at the computer and saw the late runs coming in so I turned it back on. Had to...

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05-10-2013, 01:22 PM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Forum upgrade concerns and complaints in National/World News

Yes. It is above where it says "Baltimore Sun talk forum - Welcome to the Baltimore Sun talk forum." Perhaps it is embedded in the template that...

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05-10-2013, 12:53 PM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Forum upgrade concerns and complaints in National/World News

There must be some technical thing that is preventing you from seeing it; I don't know what it would be. Here is the entire text that appears in the...

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05-10-2013, 09:25 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Forum upgrade concerns and complaints in National/World News

Really. As someone who manages a web site, to me one of the worst things you can do is have absurdly irrelevant and outdated content. It is...

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05-10-2013, 09:16 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread 4th grade "science" quiz at a Christian school in South Carolina in National/World News

It is unfair, inaccurate and just plain stupid to draw the conclusion that this sort of extreme belief represents "righties," which is an unfortunate...

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05-10-2013, 08:43 AM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Ravens trade conditional 2014 draft pick for Colts center A.Q. Shipley. in Ravens

I don't know how LarryN did it, but I'm pretty sure that quote is a very clever bogus imitation of a Locker Combo troll post. The content is current,...

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05-09-2013, 12:21 PM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread O'Malley recognized as the "best manager in government" in Local News

There can be no doubt that Gov. O'Malley is an extremely intelligent and capable man, not to mention highly ambitious for himself and his party. I...

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05-07-2013, 01:06 PM

Steveg85321 replied to a thread Psychodynamics of the Racist Mind in National/World News

Racism, just like any other divisive, "us vs. them" perspective, is a simple formula: ignorance x fear = hate. Hate need not be the result of every...

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05-07-2013, 12:50 PM

Steveg85321 replied to a poll Who was the worse team to win a Super Bowl in Ravens

I'm on record as declaring this poll/thread to be stupid, so feel free to question me on why I checked the results, but what a surprise! The...

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