Bob CollinsThat golf is on the decline isn’t much of a story anymore; it’s been happening for years. But as more communities close down their public golf courses, a philosophical question begins to surface: Does everything have to make money? Or even break even? Read more →
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Archives for July 2015
I was wondering whether a long simmering Minnesota controversy would reignite in the wake of the focus on the Confederate flag. It happened today. Read more →
Nicolas Winton has died, and if you don’t recognize the name, you might recognize this unbelievable moment from a video that raced around the Internet a few years ago. Read more →
In a decision that forced a conservative and liberal justice to dissent, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled authorities cannot blame the victim when determining the restitution criminals are required to pay in some cases. Read more →
I was out for an evening bike ride a few weeks ago when I stopped to watch a game at a Woodbury park and noticed something odd — there weren’t very many parents there. The parents who were there didn’t appear to be particularly emotionally invested. It seemed like fun.
And that, author and father Daniel Pink insisted last evening on PBS NewsHour, is how youth sports should be played — without parents in attendance. Read more →
Douglas Legler’s obituary in today’s Fargo Forum is shorter than his name, the paper notes.
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Another church family is waking up today to the smoking ruins of their house of worship.
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