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Posted by on Feb 22, 2016 in Blog, Personal | 5 comments

The Day I Met Jesse Owens

 

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Jesse Owens died in 1980.  But nearly half a century later he remains an intriguing figure in history for what he experienced and endured not just in track and field, but in society as presumably one of America’s “heroes.”

I had the great honor of meeting Mr. Owens in person, once.  That occasion took place back in 1976, four years before his death.  Permit me to tell you that story.

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Posted by on Feb 11, 2016 in Blog, Politics | 4 comments

Bernie Sanders and “The S-Word”

 

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Fact:  Socialism has drastically improved the lives of billions, including everyone in the United States.

Bernie Sanders needs to do a much better job defining his vision of “democratic socialism.”

That’s because, for millions of Americans, the relatively new political epithet remains confusing, even contradictory.

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Posted by on Jan 26, 2016 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas | 14 comments

The $188,000-Dollar Bill….What Happened to Binion’s Horseshoe’s Famous Million-Dollar Collection?

 

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When the history of Binion’s Horseshoe does get written, it shall likely be noted that the removal of the famous tourist attraction was one of several nails in the coffin of gambling’s most legendary institutions.

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