Life as a Bum (Column)

Displaying 1 - 28 of 28 in reverse chronological order
# Title Date Summary
1 Home run record; not if, but when
Northern Iowan 95:1, p.24
Columnist comments on who will break the home run record.
2 Another year over
Northern Iowan 94:55, p.24
Columnist summarizes the major sporting events of 1997-98.
3 Reader reaction: spend more time writing about nothing, wasting space
Northern Iowan 94:53, p.16
Columnist comments on the Chicago Cubs and women who rollerblade.
4 I'm slowly running out of steam
Northern Iowan 94:51, p.16
Columnist has "nothing to say" in his third-to-last column of the year.
5 Miller's shoes: who can fill them?
Northern Iowan 94:49, p.14
Columnist comments on the candidates for head coach of the men's basketball team.
6 Getting away with murder
Northern Iowan 94:47, p.17
Columnist comments on the light penalty given to the Oklahoma State player who hit Coach Dave Schrage.
7 The Dome is gone but where did it go?
Northern Iowan 94:45, p.18
Columnist describes some possible alternate uses of the old UNI Dome roof instead of covering the Bremer County Landfill.
8 Baseball preview: Cubs might win
Northern Iowan 94:44, p.16
Columnist comments on the Chicago Cubs season opener April 3.
9 Miller: one of UNI's greatest treasures
Northern Iowan 94:42, p.16
Columnist comments on Eldon Miller's career at UNI.
10 WCW or NWO? Pick your poison
Northern Iowan 94:40, p.14
Columnist comments on World Championship Wrestling.
11 Passing of a legend
Northern Iowan 94:38, p.17
Columnist comments on the death of Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray.
12 USA hockey==gold
Northern Iowan 94:36, p.16
Columnist comments on the US hopes for an Olympic gold medal in hockey.
13 'The catch'--around seven years ago
Northern Iowan 94:34, p.12
Columnist describes a childhood memory of playing football.
14 Memo to UNI: build new arena
Northern Iowan 94:32, p.14
Columnist suggests UNI build a new basketball arena.
15 Where's the beef?
Northern Iowan 94:29, p.18
Columnist believes the prizes given at UNI's basketball games are inadequate.
16 Fox Sports is so not "there"
Northern Iowan 94:28, p.17
Prefers SportsCenter program to Fox Sports.
17 Like the wind beneath my wings
Northern Iowan 94:26, p.21
Credits roommate for some of his ideas.
18 Penguins: can we count on them?
Northern Iowan 94:24, p.19
Hopes Youngstown State can beat Western Illinois in football.
19 Over-expansion diluting baseball
Northern Iowan 94:22, p.15
Believes expansion of baseball will hurt quality of play.
20 Bulls finally look human
Northern Iowan 94:19, p.14
Believes Chicago Bulls may be nearing end of title runs.
21 Pigskin picks: why I never win
Northern Iowan 94:16, p.17
Tells how he makes his football selections.
22 Money is everything
Northern Iowan 94:14, p.21
Spending money can buy a good baseball team.
23 Are you ready for some JoBall?
Northern Iowan 94:10, p.17
Wants new game at UNI.
24 Put me in, I know I can do it
Northern Iowan 94:8, p.22
Wants to be a place-kicker.
25 The season's over, but so is an era
Northern Iowan 94:6, p.21
Season review of Chicago Cubs.
26 What happens when politics come into play?
Northern Iowan 94:4, p.18
Critical of University of Iowa football coach Hayden Fry in running up score against UNI.
27 Are Hawkeyes worth the hype?
Northern Iowan 94:2, p.21
Believes reputation of University of Iowa's football team is exaggerated.
28 New ways to lose keeps Cubs interesting
Northern Iowan 94:1, p.28
Comments on being a Chicago Cubs fan.