William World News William F. Yurasko's blog v.14 – Nats, Redskins, Capitals, D.C. life, transportation, not so much Penn State anymore,

Ever since Norv Turner was (inexplicably?) hired to be the head coach of the San Diego Chargers I have been meaning to write about him. Back in the mid ’90s when he was the Redskins coach, he occasionally visited the carryout window at the Oakton Friendly’s (since closed) where I worked. What struck me the [...]

Another fire alarm went off last night (second in a week), costing me a lot of sleep. Once again, I’ll only post headlines.
The PostNats’ Future Is Just Down The Road‘We Saw What We Wanted To See’
The Wash. TimesNats’ plan centers on LoganInitial outing pleases ActaSpring ReportQ&A with Joel Hanrahan
Florida TodayDress rehearsalNationals looking for live arms
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My Media Ethics (Comm 409, I think) professor Russell Frank just found out he had colon cancer, so he wrote a column (CDT) about it. His prognosis sounds pretty good, though he is wishing he had gotten screened (which makes the process seem much less unpleasant than it really is) at age 50 instead [...]

I’m feeling a little better.
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I am not feeling well, so I am just going to post headlines this morning.
The PostHealthy Hill Makes Another StartClaussen ‘Shooting For May’ Return
The Wash. TimesEarly chance at a major futureNationals’ recipe needs time to brewGuzman, Lopez are adjusting to each otherSpring Report
Florida TodayCedeno’s first trip was here in CocoaFun and gamesLopez embraces move to [...]

According to DCRTV, Jim Clarke learned from The Washington Post he was being replaced as p.a. announcer at Nationals games:
DCRTV hears that Jim Clarke has been informed that he’ll no longer be the public address (PA) announcer for the Washington Nationals this season. He tells us that he learned of the Nats’ decision via an [...]

ALAN ARTHUR FOGG – You Say McLean. I Say Vienna. Let’s All Say Tysons. – The PostA Fairfax County Economic Development official wants a new zip code and place name set up for Tyson’s Corner. Currently, Vienna and McLean are both used for the 17th-largest central business district in the U.S. I don’t see any [...]

If Johnny Cash were still alive, today would be his birthday. Let’s commemorate that the best way possible — video of his appearance on The Muppet Show.

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The third week of spring training begins with a bit of an exodus. Todd Jacobsen of The Free Lance-Star has left Viera (he’ll be back in mid-March) and so has Thomas Boswell. I wonder if Bos stopped by Waffle House while he was down south. Nats320 is also back in snowy D.C. In general, the [...]

ARLINGTON, Va. — The “light snow & sleet, turning to rain” forecasted today has turned out to be a 3½ of snow instead, our highest total of the season. I am not complaining though, if it is going to be cold out, it might as well be snowy. Erica, Fritz and I took advantage of [...]