After a week off to finish building a deck on the back of his home, Hiko is back with a special Independence Day version of Moot Points for us. Per usual, he's all over the board, talking about his daughter growing up too fast, the definition of the word "gay", Wimbledon, the Jesse Davis search, and dreams involving ghosts. Hiko's back. And so is Moot Points.

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At the request of a slew of readers, we're rerunning this column in it's entirety this morning. We ran it in three parts last week, and it's truly one of the finest columns we've run on this website. John Hnat is one of the rocks of this website, and did an incredible job covering the Cavaliers for us through what was a magical season. He's also gone through some unexpectedly tough times personally this year. And this is his story.

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While this site is dedicated to offering insights and analysis on the local Cleveland teams, Buckeyes, and other things, we also recognize that sometimes a little humanity can go a long way.  And in this case, it certainly applies to 31-year old wife and mother of two Jennifer Jankovich-Fodor.  I received this letter yesterday from her father, that told of her fight with cervical cancer and the health crisis her entire family has been through.  Sports are, and always should be a way to get ourselves to step away from the realities of everyday life.  Unfortunately, it is stories like this that always seem to put things in proper perspective that life is so fragile.  Please take the time to read this, and even if you cannot donate, feel free to pass the link of this article or copy it and send it to anyone you feel can help. 

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Twas a box of cereal that provided the motivation for this week's version of Moot Points, as Hiko found a checklist showing the "18 things to do before you're 18" on the back of the box of his favorite morning snack. Intrigued, Hiko took inventory on how many of the tasks he accomplished. We also get his thoughts on the conclusion of the NBA Finals, as well as why this is the time of year he starts to long for fall.

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