This Memorial Day, take time to remember

(Reprinted and reposted with permission for an eighth straight year from, well, me.) You have to admit that, despite the ongoing partisan slap-fights and political in-fighting and every other really crappy thing going on, we have a pretty damn good life, living in these United States of America.  It’s a far-from-perfect country, but, dammit, it’s ours.  Ours because our own have and will continue to shed their blood in the ultimate sacrifice.  Gave and will continue to give their lives, their hopes, their dreams so that we — and our children and our children’s children and their children — may live and realize ours and theirs. As you go about your day today, doing whatever it is that you do on

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  Memorial Day observed across the U.S.

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  A Tale Of 2 Memorial Days In The US

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Malik Zaire's graduate transfer decision could hinge on this week's SEC meetings

Malik Zaire, Notre Dame’s former starting QB, is pursuing a graduate transfer. Notre Dame transfer Malik Zaire reportedly wants to spend his final season at Florida, but he needs the SEC to adjust its rule for graduate transfers for the move to come to fruition. The quarterback received his release from Notre Dame all the way back in November and graduated soon after.

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  Here’s the SEC rule that could prevent Malik Zaire from playing for Florida

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  Report: Zaire chooses Florida for grad transfer

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Report: North Texas adds FCS running back transfer

North Texas is adding running back Loren Easly to the roster, according to a message posted to his Twitter account Saturday. Easly spent the past two seasons at Stephen F. Austin, a member of the FCS Southland Conference. A Houston native, he appeared in 20 games over two seasons as a Lumberjack, carrying 213 times for 1,256 yards with 11 touchdowns while adding 17 catches for 139 yards. Denton Record-Chronicle reporter Brett Vito confirmed the transfer on his Twitter account. As an interdivisional transfer, Easly will be able to play immediately with two seasons of eligibility remaining. He would join a backfield led by rising senior Jeffrey Wilson, who paced the Mean Green with 936 yards and