When Paul Dorr moved with his family at the end of his junior year it meant an opening for someone else on the Vikings’ basketball team. Well, also the football and baseball teams because Paul had been the starting quarterback and a strong pitcher/fielder in baseball. Last week the former 6’4” Viking guard, who has been the sixth man on […]
C.A.T., a new theory with deep roots
There is a theory; a popular theory; in casual discussions. It’s called The Acorn Theory. Rather Jungian, rather Adlerian. It states that one’s overarching identity – manifest in theory by a great oak tree – is present at inception, within the nascent acorn. The acorn knows it will grow into an oak. The Sigma and Omega are in the Alpha. […]
Summer is A-Comin’ In, Sing …
North Country denizens live in hope this time of year. We know that spring is just around the corner. How? The 2023 Directory of Minnesota Golf Association (“MGA”) member courses arrived last weekend. Be still our hearts! Minnesotans have 400 MGA member courses for our 5.7 million residents to choose from. That is one golf course for every 14,000 Minnesotans. […]
What is cool?
If one leads a long life, there are rites of passage in every man’s life wherein he must share the spotlight. A child’s first steps. First day at school. First time the kid tried to kill themselves by walking into the street without looking for cars. Fond memories, yes. But we don’t need Oedipus to tell us that these transitions […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all […]