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Here is a different perspective of AFL as expressed by Brian Doyle for The American Scholar.
https://theamericanscholar.org/the-national-sport/#.VyKl0tR957h
Write. From the Heart.
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Gotta get Brian Doyle writing for the Almanac. He got a lot of it spot on. That was a terrific read!
onya
Hi Steve
I agree with you.
Jim Johnson