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Football games . . .

Have you had your fill of the games yet ? ? ? or how about volleyball ? ? ?

No, I have not. It is especially more enjoyable when your favorite team wins.

I have, however, come to having my fill on the changes in the games, especially on the college level.

Have you noticed the college games have been extended longer and longer in recent years?

I don’t know if this year is the first year they have it, but do you wonder why the “two minute warning” was started in college games. This stoppage of play, along with all of the TV time-outs, have only extended games and interrupted the play.

I’ve never read a reason for starting these changes, but I suspect they were put in because it gave the TV people and extra chance to sell more advertising. If anyone has another reason, please let me know.

In other major sporting events across the U. S. it seems they have made changes to shorten the length of games, but in college football, they have gone the other way.

No one asked my permission to do these things, and that’s probably for the good.

Changes come with time. Some good, and some bad . . . it’s part of our job to know the difference.

A O

Speaking of college football, I suspect many, but not all, watched the Cornhuskers play Saturday and come home with a victory. That’s when I truly enjoy watching college sports of all kinds.

However, something else than football caught my eye while watching the game. It seems that someone in the Big Ten Conference came up with the idea of conducting another competition between the school . . . and it has nothing to do with sports.

They started a competition between schools as to which school would collect the most blood for the Red Cross Bloodmobile drives in each school. That got my attention and reminded me of those days some years ago when that competition occurred between towns here in south central Nebraska. It was nothing malicious, but a little good natured fun between towns and now they have taken it to the college level.

I sure hope those college kids are smart enough to recognize what good they could do by just taking the time to donate blood.

It also reminded me of the upcoming Red Cross Blood mobile in Lawrence. It is from noon to 6 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 4, in the Lawrence American Legion Hall. They certainly appreciate appointments being made, but they also appreciate anyone stopping in any time to donate.

Getting back to that college competition in the Big Ten Conference to see what school can donate the most blood. The TV commercial for this efforts was colorful and well done. They showed little, colorful (green, blue, purple) footballs in the commercial and I said that was interesting. I meant it in a positive way when someone watching with me made the comment: “yah, but who wants purple, or green, or blue blood?”

I enjoyed it. Hope the results are positive and both the schools and the area bloodmobiles who are the recipients of the blood for use in area hospitals.

A O

Democrat and liberal Presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, is what is called “Pro-abortion.”

Have you kept up with what is happening these days in some abortion clinics?

“Ever since Roe V. Wade was overturned, the attacks against life-affirming centers have increased in number and severity.” Writes Anne Reed and was part of a news story about an Abortions business that wanted to sue Pro-Life centers.

Most every week there are abortion related trips made to hospitals someplace in America. The abortions business has started law suits against those wanting to save baby lives and Pro-Life candidates for any political office are given negative publicity.

All this is supported by candidate Harris.

Why would anyone want to vote for such a person?

A O