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Bryce Thompson and Avery Anderson III each scored 15 points as Oklahoma State pulled away to its fourth straight win, a 96-66 dispatching of Charleston on Monda

Bryce Thompson and Avery Anderson III each scored 15 points as Oklahoma State pulled away to its fourth straight win, a 96-66 dispatching of Charleston on Monda

It’s been a heavy year — one many wish to shake off, preferably in an invigorating bath of strobe lights, lazers and amplified sound. Those days can’t come soon enough. And yet, when considering the return to live events, it’s impossible to ignore how the United States has suffered in the pandemic. At the time of writing, more than 586,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, and upwards of 30,000 people are still testing positive for the virus daily. Though down from January’s peak, the numbers indicate a precarious situation, to which variants like the highly infectious B.1.1.7. add...

He’s my son Matthew’s friend, and writes here by invitation. John’s segment begins, “The problem with being a warm and friendly port is that anybody might drift in.” He describes drifting into the port of Alpena and spending a few teenage years with us. Being a teenager is being in a state where many of us are not recognizable. John drifted away before I recognized him. Following different paths, both he and my son moved off into the world — away. Years later, John was at my son’s wedding in England; he was Matthew’s best man. As best men do, he rose to deliver a toast.