Extreme weather ahead

Like so many around the world, I watched in September as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma brought misery and destruction to the Texas and Florida coasts. The dead, misplaced and lost — along with the property destruction — may take weeks, ...

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Just another day in turf research paradise

I had a great day July 12 at the University of Nebraska Turfgrass Research Field Day. You have read in my columns before of my belief that attending a field day is one of my favorite work activities, and the ...

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Hole of the Month: No. 7 at Sunnybrook Golf Club

Sunnybrook Golf Club Plymouth Meeting, Pa. 538 yards, par 5 Fairways: penncross bentgrass/poa annua Greens: A1/A4 bentgrass Sunnybrook Golf Club was founded in 1914 by six men who defected from the Philadelphia Cricket Club because they were frustrated with the ...

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Judging a magazine by its cover

I have been a loyal subscriber to Sports Illustrated for 20-plus years. I first subscribed when I moved out of my parents’ house and could no longer read my dad’s copy. I couldn’t even afford the subscription at the time, ...

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“Slip, Slop, Slap.”

It may sound silly, but this Australian slogan could save your life. “Slip, Slop, Slap.” When I was growing up in Australia, we often heard this slogan, created to promote skin cancer awareness by reminding you to slip on a ...

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