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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

An Oranje weekend

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      We had an all-Oranje weekend, and it was a wonderful experience.  We marched with the Dutch Army. We (sort of) sang with them. We (sor...
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Friday, February 20, 2026

A "conversation" on The Mike Stone Show

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February 14, 2026     In this episode of  The Mike Stone Show: Music, Stories, and Conversations , Mike sits down with veteran sports journa...
Friday, February 6, 2026

A different anniversary day

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     Our 49th wedding anniversary is today and as most of you likely know, Beatrice is no longer here to celebrate it.                      ...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

A football frenzy: It's playoff/bowl season

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Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti: He has the  No. 1-ranked, unbeaten team: the story of the season         If you are college football fan, ...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

What's the price for winning?

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          A friend asked me about a half-dozen the past couple of weeks who LSU's new head football coach was going to be. H e asked fi...
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Sunday, November 16, 2025

Everyone has a story ...

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      Re-posting the blog on Amy Geneux Keck brought some riveting -- and surprising -- responses.       Oh, gosh, we often don't know w...
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Nico Van Thyn
Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, came to the U.S. in 1956 at age 8, grew up in Shreveport, La., graduate of Woodlawn High School and Louisiana Tech University, sports writer/editor/copy editor for 45-plus years.
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