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Monday, November 9, 202011/09/2020

A Little Bit of Awesome: 11/9/2020 Edition

In Little Bit of Awesome

The Akron marathon was virtual this year, so Kolt Codner signed up and ran around the hospital where his four…

Monday, November 9, 202011/09/2020

The Scoop for Nov. 9, 2020

In The Scoop

Sad news over the weekend, of course, Alex Trebek lost his battle with cancer. The bitter sweet aspect of this,…

Friday, November 6, 202011/06/2020

A Little Bit of Awesome: 11/6/2020 Edition

In Little Bit of Awesome

Don Shinn is awesome. He’s 100 years old and just set a world record for throwing a frisbee golf disc…

Friday, November 6, 202011/06/2020

The Scoop for Nov. 6, 2020

In The Scoop

So Wendy Williams took a little jab at Jenny McCarthy’s lips the other, implying that Jenny got lip injections. So…

Thursday, November 5, 202011/05/2020

A Little Bit of Awesome: 11/5/2020 Edition

In Little Bit of Awesome

Here’s a sweet moment between a dad and his little girl as he helps paint her fingernails before they go…

Thursday, November 5, 202011/05/2020

The Scoop for Nov. 5, 2020

In The Scoop

Remember that fanny pack picture of The Rock from back in the day? Well, The Rock’s entire production crew decided…

Wednesday, November 4, 202011/04/2020

A Little Bit of Awesome: 11/4/2020 Edition

In Little Bit of Awesome

Nature is awesome, and sometimes scary. This is the sound of a humpback whale nearly swallowing two kayakers off the…

Wednesday, November 4, 202011/04/2020

The Scoop for Nov. 4, 2020

In The Scoop

When it comes to the election, I can tell you who didn’t win… Kanye West. Kanye, who voted for the…

Tuesday, November 3, 202011/03/2020

A Little Bit of Awesome: 11/3/202 Edition

In Little Bit of Awesome

Kevin Cozzi is awesome. Back in August, he saved a woman’s 10-year-old daughter from drowning. So now the mom is…

Tuesday, November 3, 202011/03/2020

The Scoop for Nov. 3, 2020

In The Scoop

Britney Spears has been posting some rather odd things on her Instagram lately, and that has people like me, wondering…

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