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The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived
Columns Steve Lasco Columns Steve Lasco

The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived

Although the term “latchkey kid” entered everyday speech in the 1980s, both the term and the condition of unsupervised children alone for hours existed long before. Wikipedia notes the first use of the term in a 1942 Canadian study on the effects of World War II on children with fathers in the military and mothers working in the war effort.

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Pushing The Limits
Columns Bryan Buchko Columns Bryan Buchko

Pushing The Limits

It all began in the sandlots--kids chose sides, set up makeshift bases, picked positions, and created their own rules. Miraculously, all of this was done without the help of any adults.Sadly, sandlot

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Columns Bryan Buchko Columns Bryan Buchko

ТA Park Runs Through ItУ

Our workload has increased a bit here at PRB lately, so to clear my head, I grabbed my lunch and headed uptown to Reagan Park for a short lunchtime stroll through the greening landscape that is

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Columns Bryan Buchko Columns Bryan Buchko

Take Fido Out To The Ballgame

Anyone who's ever taken a dog to a Little League game in the local park knows that our canine friends are also fans of America's pastime.So why not treat your furry best friend to an afternoon at a

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Columns Bryan Buchko Columns Bryan Buchko

MLB Seeks Pitch, Hit & Run Hosts

Major League Baseball is looking for host communities for its annual Pitch, Hit & Run skills competition.Pitch, Hit & Run provides boys and girls the chance to advance through four levels of

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