By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
Independent voices from the TWT Communities

The Christmas decorations are finally put away, only about seven weeks late. While humming "the most wonderful time of the year," the stockings were unhung with care.

The 2012-13 NCAA basketball season begins Friday, Nov. 9, and The Washington Times has all you want to know about the local teams. Check out our preview content below.

Patrick Stevens' bracket projection
![Forty-three-year-old Matt Stairs started playing in the major leagues in 1992. The pinch-hitting specialist is the sporting world's version of Kevin Bacon. From Shaquille O'Neal to Mario Lemeiux to Donovan McNabb, Stairs has connections all over the wide world of sports. [Captions: (Stairs: Tony Firriolo/MLB Photos), (O'Neal: AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian), (Ruth: AP Photo/HO, National Baseball Library), (Chamberlain: AP Photo/Paul Vathis, file), (Lemieux: AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar), (McNabb: AP Photo/Evan Vucci)]](http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2011/07/13/matt-stairs-charticle_1_s101x68.jpg?6e831bfa91d29db51bd6083f745a9c4d0bc86b67)
You've probably heard of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, the trivia game that challenges players to connect fellow actors to Kevin Bacon. The idea is that Bacon has worked with so many, that just about anyone in Hollywood has some connection to him.
TODAY ON WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
TODAY ON WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
ON WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
TODAY ON WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
TODAY'S BEST BET ON TELEVISION
HE SAID WHAT?
TODAY ON WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
TODAY ON WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
TODAY ON WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
HE SAID WHAT?
TODAY ON WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
My colleague Patrick Stevens reports that 10 of Maryland's 27 teams don't own the facilities they use for competition and/or practice.