Man what a week.
Wrote an article on the future of football in Illinois. It must have hit a nerve as the piece is approaching 50,000 views as of this writing. For an independent newsletter, that’s what you call blowing up.
I appreciate everyone reading and sharing. The article may have contributed to affecting change in the state of Illinois. I’ll stay on the story and keep everyone updated.
I still had plenty of time to read this week! These are the most six most interesting articles I read and why.
The gift that keeps on giving. Will the Big Ten play football in 2020 or not? Unrelenting pressure from politicians and coaches. What will the conference commissioner do? We are running out of days.
CPS Pulls Plug on Fall Sport Practices
One of the casualties of The Year Of The Virus is the downfall of common sense. Chicago Public Schools with latest infraction. Although allowed by the state, CPS officials said no to fall sports practices. Halloween is next on the chopping block.
More Ridiculousness in California
Speaking of cancelling Halloween, Los Angeles County is trying to. Public health officials there are advising against trick or treating. They say it’s a reasonable request to make during a pandemic. What’s more reasonable is to provide heath and safety guidelines but then say it’s up to individual families to decide what they want to do. Most kids wear some type of mask anyway while trick-or-treating. It’s Halloween for Pete’s sake!
‘The Vow’ Is Latest Great Documentary from HBO
The last time I watched a television show when it actually aired was the final season of ‘Game of Thrones.’ My butt is now firmly planted on couch at 9 pm Sundays. This HBO doc, ‘The Vow’ is insanely riveting. It’s about a self-help organization that contained a subterranean sex cult. They filmed the doc while all of it came to light. Compelling television.
Big Cat Week on National Geographic
Pretty cool thing National Geographic is doing with their Big Cat Initiative. Their television channel is all in with cats this past week and there is a ton of great content on their website. Big Cats are facing some real challenges right now and National Geo is using its platform to try and save them.
It was exhausting trying to find an article about the 9/11 anniversary that wasn’t about Trump. Can I just get a good narrative story that has zero political undertones? I found one here from a survivor. Really good read.
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