Sunday Reads

Obituary:  Noted quarterback Bart Starr, 85 (!), who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971, has reportedly died.

He had suffered from a stroke in 2014 and was in poor health ever since.


With the Packers trailing by three points, 16 seconds remaining and the ball at the 1-yard line, it was Starr who suggested to coach Vince Lombardi during the Packers’ final timeout that he run a quarterback sneak for the first time that season.

When Starr squeezed between the blocks of right guard Jerry Kramer and center Ken Bowman and landed in the end zone, he not only sealed the Packers’ 21-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, but also climaxed the Lombardi Era.

What made it such a timeless moment in pro football history besides the last-minute drama were the conditions – a frozen field, temperatures that hovered around -16 degrees and a brutal wind chill that dipped to a -46 – and the stakes.

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A discussion of sex-based protections was held in the UK today.  This is a short clip of that discussion:



The UK is way ahead of the US on this issue.
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Scott Pelley said he was removed as anchor of The CBS Evening News because he complained too much to management about a hostile work environment.
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