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Ed Puskas

All should compete, but don’t undermine female athletes

We’re nearing the 40th anniversary of an impressive athletic feat only a few people know about. In fact, I might be the only person involved who remembers it. And when I say “involved,” I don’t mean that the above-mentioned feat was mine, nor my partner in crime’s that day. Even ...

What to do about hate and terrorists

I’ve never understood haters. People who make it their life’s work to demonize and hate others because they look different, speak a different language and have their own belief system always go out of their way to be miserable. It just makes no sense to me on any level. And let’s not ...

What’s on the tube? Lots and lots of cop shows

I’m told there is something wrong with my television. According to someone who knows (read: thinks they know), my TV’s scope is limited. It apparently only gets baseball, basketball, football, cop shows with serial killers and “Gutfield.” This “fact” was presented to me the other ...

Sick or not, it’s fair to examine Joe Biden’s presidency

I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. I’ve been in front of the camera a handful of times, but because I have the perfect face for radio, only a tiny, unlucky subset of the American people have ever experienced the misfortune of turning on the idiot box and seeing my unkempt look ...

It’s a hazy shade of spring in Ohio

I’m not sure if anyone else has noticed, but you almost can’t go anywhere now without smelling pot. Ohio’s legalization of marijuana isn’t completely responsible for that development, but it has doubtlessly played a role in the proliferation of people going about their daily lives ...

Answer that newsroom phone at your own risk

Anyone who has spent time in a newsroom will tell you that answering a random telephone call can be like playing a milder version of Russian roulette. We just never know what the next call will bring. The possibilities are endless. It could be: • A news tip. (This is ideal.) • A ...