There's no place like a SIDELINE VIEW!

The thought about reviving the idea of adding a local sports column to the Cheney Free Press came up at a recent staff meeting.

And like the calls over the past several years since my “retirement” in 2019 to come back to help at the Free Press, I said let’s give it a go.

Another topic covered was how we planned to staff upcoming fall sporting events — particularly football — and how there’s no view better than from the action standpoint one the sidelines.

Those parts came together in the column name: SIDELINE VIEW.

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