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SPORTS. RUNNING. ENTERTAINMENT

Jun 12, 2021
2 min

Two men. One legendary race

June 17, 1989 was my 24th birthday. Not sure what I did that day. But I sure know what Dave Dunham and Bob Hodge were up to. Dunham, a...

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TRAIN OF THOUGHT

Aug 10, 2022
2 min

North Conway a great getaway

There is something exhilarating about visiting a major city. London and San Francisco are my two favorites, but with Erin moving to...

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Aug 2, 2022
2 min

72 holes, no clubs thrown

When I was a younger man, my temper often erupted on golf courses. Famously, there was that time - frustrated by missing a 3-foot putt -...

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Jun 24, 2022
2 min

Saying good-bye to a Lowell institution

Sometime next month, the Raymond Riddick Fieldhouse will be demolished to make way for a five-story freshman academy as part of...

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Jun 5, 2022
2 min

'The Wire' remains TV's king

"The Sopranos" changed television forever. For the better. But the greatest TV show ever remains "The Wire," a tour de force of...

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ABOUT ME

Hey, I'm Barry Scanlon. I've been a sports editor at newspapers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. I'm also an 11-time marathon runner and a huge Springsteen fan (70 shows and counting).

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