I still remember the day like it was yesterday. About 6 years ago, I came home from work to discover that Tubby Smith has been hired to become the new head basketball coach for my favorite college basketball team, the Minnesota Gophers. I had to check several sources to determine whether this was a true […]
Throughout the course of history, there have been many great men (and women) who have made a lasting impact on society with their great deeds. Of all those many great people, the best one lived nearly 2000 years ago. He was not some great ruler of a country nor was he a famous scientist or […]
This past week marked the 10th anniversary of one of the most controversial wars ever. It is hard to believe that it is now 10 years since that night when we were glued to our televisions with images of the skies of Baghdad being lit up and the words shock and awe being used to […]
The other day, a co-worker of mine stopped by my cubicle to ask me a question. He was going to join our NCCA office pool along with a few online bracket challenges and wanted to pick my brain on college hoops. So Mark, he asked me, what teams do you think will make the final […]
A recent story in the news kind of caught my eye. The mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, decided to take a bold and courageous act by banning the sale of all 32 oz soft drinks in the city. In his mind, this move will help curb the rising obesity problem that has plagued Americans […]
The other day, I was driving around when a song came on the radio. It was by John Cougar Mellancamp, “Small town” I listened to the words of the song and it really touched me personally because I was born and raised in a small town as well. And yes, he is 100 percent right, […]
Whenever a president or ruler of a country passes away, there is usually a period when people reflect on how that person will be remembered and what kind of legacy he or she will leave behind. Such as the case with Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela, you know, the guy who we gave cancer […]
There are certain things in Minnesota that I really look forward to every March. The snow banks start to disappear and the days become much warmer, sunnier and longer. As a sports fan, March madness kicks into high gear and there is no better way to kick it off than the boys high school hockey […]
There has been much debate and talk over the years about what the minimum wage rate should be set at. Our state of Minnesota is currently involved in raising the minimum wage from the current rate of $6.15 an hour to around $10 by 2015. President Obama wants to raise federal rate from $7.25 to […]
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