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SPORTS MAIL.


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SPORTS MAIL

Beaver beaver, either of two large aquatic rodents, Castor fiber and Castor canadensis, known for their engineering feats. They were once widespread in N and central Eurasia except E Siberia, and in North America from the arctic tree line to the S United  disbeliever

Once again, I pick up the Sports section Noun 1. sports section - the section of a newspaper that reports on sports
sports page - any page in the sports section of a newspaper

newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read
 of The Register-Guard and see a large article about the Oregon State Beavers The Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University, a university located in Corvallis, Oregon in the United States. The Beavers are part of the Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10). Oregon State's mascot is Benny Beaver. , with accompanying color photographs, dominating the front page.

If you must run articles about the Beavers in your Sports section, please have the decency de·cen·cy  
n. pl. de·cen·cies
1. The state or quality of being decent; propriety.

2. Conformity to prevailing standards of propriety or modesty.

3. decencies
a.
 to run them on the second or third page of the Sports section.

And, for the love of Donald, leave the front page of the Sports section to the Ducks. After all, some of us are trying to eat breakfast while we read your fine newspaper.

Perhaps I am being unfair: does the hometown home·town  
n.
The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence.

Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again"
 newspaper in Corvallis run front-page articles about the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. ? But then I wonder: does Corvallis even have a newspaper?

CORTNEY HELIKSON

Eugene

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Title Annotation:Letters
Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Article Type:Letter to the editor
Date:Aug 27, 2006
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