{"id":6345,"date":"2010-02-01T18:57:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T23:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=6345"},"modified":"2010-02-01T18:57:10","modified_gmt":"2010-02-01T23:57:10","slug":"tyob-reading-the-a-line-by-jim-alderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/01\/tyob-reading-the-a-line-by-jim-alderson\/","title":{"rendered":"TYOB!: Reading &#8220;The A-Line&#8221; by Jim Alderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want some humor with your Virginia Tech (and other colleges, as well) sports commentary?<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve got a &#8220;Thing You Oughta Be&#8221; for you&#8230; You oughta be reading &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-a-line.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The A-Line<\/a>&#8221; written by Danville&#8217;s own Jim Alderson.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Jim Alderson is a Danville man with a unique viewpoint on all things Virginia Tech (and other things as well). 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