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Bill Kauffman

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World Cup / Why America is still immune to the soccer virus

It’s World Cup time again, and Americans from Bangor to Batavia don’t even bother to stifle their quadrennial yawns, while more fervent...

13.06.2026 10

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Bill kauffman

Local life / The many versions of ‘Come Saturday Morning’

Wedding season has begun. First out of the gate this year was my young first cousin once removed, who entered marital bliss in a lovely Catholic...

11.06.2026 9

The Spectator

Bill kauffman

Why America is still immune to the soccer virus

It’s World Cup time again, and Americans from Bangor to Batavia don’t even bother to stifle their quadrennial yawns, while more fervent...

11.06.2026 10

The Spectator

Bill kauffman

Why real Americans can’t stand football

It’s World Cup time again, and Americans from Bangor to Batavia don’t even bother to stifle their quadrennial yawns, while more fervent...

11.06.2026 10

The Spectator

Bill kauffman

Local life / The many versions of ‘Come Saturday Morning’

Wedding season has begun. First out of the gate this year was my young first cousin once removed, who entered marital bliss in a lovely Catholic...

09.06.2026 5

The Spectator

Bill kauffman

Local life / Robots are ruining baseball

FanDuel and DraftKings ads spice the early spring airwaves, robots deliver their unimpeachable verdicts on human actions and a family of four shells...

26.03.2026 10

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Bill kauffman

The life of Karl Zinsmeister

It’s strange interviewing a friend who is dying, but Karl Zinsmeister is at peace. I met Karl in Washington, DC, in the spring of 1981, when we two...

24.02.2026 20

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Bill Kauffman