January 21, 2024
The new year in sports promises to feature incredible athletic performances and team competition, highlighted by the 2024 Paris Olympics. With the turn of the calendar, I am particularly excited about the 2024 WNBA season, which begins May 14.
February 27, 2023
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) completed its most successful season in September 2022 and is ready to build on its success May 19 when the league begins its 27th year.
February 24, 2023
It’s a new day in Vadnais Heights in 2023 with a new mayor, two new city council members, and two new city residents in the state legislature.
February 12, 2023
Many fascinating books dominated my reading in 2022. Topics included sports, media, politics, history, higher education, general nonfiction, and fiction.
February 5, 2023
The Minnesota Vikings’ 62nd year, highlighted by a 13-4 regular season, including an NFL- record 11 one-score victories, ended in heartbreak January 15, 2023, with a home 31-24 Wild Card loss to the New York Giants.
October 23, 2022
In a culture, knowledge is passed from generation to generation. Purveyors of knowledge may be known as gurus.
April 4, 2022
I grew up and have lived in mid-to-large cities—Duluth, Twin Cities—but I always have been fascinated in learning about life in small towns.
March 13, 2022
At its July 20, 2022, meeting, the Vadnais Heights city council heard from proponents of creating a human rights commission. Council member Eric Goebel requested a workshop discussion on a commission, and Council member Steve Rogers supported the motion. A workshop discussion is the first step in placing an item on the council agenda.
February 10, 2022
For the second consecutive year, rounds of golf increased significantly in 2021, according to a Minnesota Golf Association survey.
January 31, 2022
Last year, I was pleased to read many outstanding entertaining and informative books in several categories: fiction, sports, media, politics, education, and general nonfiction.