When Vince Lombardi said, ‘show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser,’ it ended up in management text books. Lombardi had a luxury that Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton didn’t have when he sulked after losing the Super Bowl the other night, and stormed out of his postgame news conference. Read more →
Charlie Smith was the sort of politician that could make people feel that anybody could grow up to be elected to office and make a difference, armed only with decency, honesty and authenticity.
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That’s the good news. Here’s the bad news: Bidding starts at the appraised value.
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The St. Paul schools superintendent says she’s received racist letters — and worse — on the decision of a district school to eliminate “celebration” of Valentine’s Day and several other holidays. Read more →
The rush to stem the heroin problem as a health problem reflects the new whiteness of the crisis. Read more →
A school district west of Minneapolis may be the latest to drop the idea of a valedictorian at graduation time in favor of an honors system that include more students. Read more →
Apparently, there’s nothing quite like sitting on an overturned five-gallon bucket on frozen ice with a winter wind doing that thing the winter wind does around Brainerd. Read more →
If there’s one thing yesterday’s Super Bowl has taught us it’s that nothing is going to stop people from playing football. It’s simply too ingrained in the American culture now.
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‘Winterfest’ on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin, was closer to ‘PhysicsFest’ over the weekend.
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What puts the ‘arts’ in liberal arts?
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The First National Bank building has new owners, the sign is in need of repair because high winds tore at its neon tubing, and the new owners say they’re exploring ‘options.’
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Bernie Sanders’ appearance on Saturday Night Live was the sort of “instant classic” that puts it into SNL history along with Bass O Matic. Read more →
Scott Masini, the principal of St. Paul’s Bruce Vento Elementary School, has been in the education business a long time, but he’s never seen anything like the reaction he’s received since someone leaked his letter last week informing parents the school will no longer celebrate Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day.
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It’s just an ad, but it’s a start.
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NPR had an odd disclaimer this morning when introducing its StoryCorps segment, the in-their-own words feature in which people tell their own story. It’s a story nobody should turn away from.
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Bob Collins