On the Olympics: correct me if I'm wrong, but from a historical perspective it seems to me that the reason we even began to countenance professionals in the Olympics was that the US perceived the state-sponsored programs of the Communist bloc to be a mockery of amateur standing. Given that this situation is fast on the way to extinction (last time I checked, Muscovites and Berliners were more concerned about the price of bread than their gymnast's floor exercise scores), why not take advantage of the current (relative) ideological sanity and reimpose strict rules of amateur standing. You get paid - you don't go. > Just what North Canton needed! A reputation of being known as the home of the first Olympian (hammer-thrower Jud Logan) to test positive for drugs in 16 years. It could be worse. My hometown (Huntington, NY)'s most famous recent product was the captain of the Exxon Valdez!