Christmas has always been a big deal to my family, and there have only been a handful times where I wasn’t with mine through the years. All of those were tied to my decade-long career in newspapers, one that included six publications and cities and 12 residences. Talk about your nomadic existence. I wasn’t away […]
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By Ernie W. Webb III Leoti-Wichita County coach Brant Douglas wasn’t about to give Little River the ball back with his team leading 42-36 early in the fourth quarter. It didn’t matter that it was fourth-and-8 from his own 17 or fourth-and-5 from his own 30. As Wichita County (13-0) did all season long, Douglas
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James Carroll used to drive me crazy. He was athletic, fast, wiry and, man, what a silky smooth jump shot. Time and time again, I told him he needed to work harder if he wanted to be great. Time and time again, he did what teenagers do and laughed it off. That was James’ junior
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By Ernie W. Webb III LITTLE RIVER – Little River went into the fourth quarter of its sub-state game against arch-rival Canton-Galva trailing by two touchdowns and without its starting quarterback. Somehow, some way, the defending state champion put together a fourth quarter for the ages, knocking off the Eagles 76-68 in an all-time classic.
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I struggled for weeks trying to decide what I should write about for Brenda Keller’s 30th anniversary. Every time I thought about Brenda, I couldn’t come up with anything that would do her justice. After weeks of frustration, I finally asked for help. My wife, who has probably heard too much about this story the
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If you knew my dad, you knew his refrigerator had a few staples. One was ice cream. Growing up, it was an unwritten rule that the Neapolitan was off-limits. Another was tomato juice. We did not need an unwritten rule to stay away from the V8. A third was Natural Light, the low-quality beer the
Kicking Natty Light and saving a life Read More »
Several times recently, I’ve walked into another room, stopped, looked around and said to myself, “Why in the hell am I here?” I had no clue why I was there. I ended up walking back into the room I was in before, sat down and then remembered why I’d gotten up in the first place.
Webb: What am I doing here? Oh yeah, aging. Read More »
I’ve seen that anxiety in the eyes before. That thought ran through my mind today as we moved our daughter into her residence hall at the University of Missouri. It was a day of excitement, stress, fun and, of course, anxiety. It reminded me of the look I saw on my face when I moved
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Today marks one year since my father passed away at age 74. The last year has been different, to say the least. As if losing the family patriarch wasn’t enough, there’s been a pandemic, protests and a bubbling culture of hate. In the months leading up to Dad’s death, I often thought about what life
Webb: What I’ve learned in the year since my father died Read More »
I haven’t written much about my father’s early years, notably the lost years he endured from his early teens to his late 20s, a period of time in which he spent about 13 years in various juvenile halls, jails and prisons. It wasn’t something Dad was proud of, to the point that I had no
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