Not every great coach had great playing careers. In fact, some were better players in a different sport that the sport they ended up coaching in. Take former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. He was a better lacrosse player than a football player. He did become a sub-par ...
To the editor: Re: Oscar Hanson’s column: Single-handedly overcoming the odds Please write more articles like the one about Clay Jones. It was insightful, complimentary and purposeful. There are a lot of lessons we all can learn from it. It might be the best article this paper has ever written. Kudos to Clay and the Independent. Tim Cundy Marshall
It is not unusual to feel a bit uncomfortable around certain people or in certain groups. There may be a good reason for that discomfort based on past experience or the nature of the situation. Having significant discomfort when interacting with other people most or all of the time is a problem that can have bad consequences. How big a problem can this be? First, let’s rule out shyness. Shyness is an acute, temporary, situation-dependent discomfort that may occur when dealing with people whom you don’t know. You may expect to say something wrong, look foolish, get teased, get ...
As the Vice-Chair of the State Emblems Redesign Commission — the group tasked by the Minnesota Legislature to redesign the state’s flag and seal — I find it necessary to respond to the false information our local legislators continue to spread about our new state flag. Since our new state emblems — both the flag and the seal — have been in place for over two years now, it seems they continue to make these statements out of what can only be called willful ignorance. Rep. Paul Torkelson claimed in a New Ulm Journal interview “not all sides were considered during the ...
While having lunch with family members, I was reminded of my four L's of being here. Not wanting to pontificate too much, I'll keep this short. However, I just walked by a fellow I can't ignore. Why? Because I find him slightly irritating. The fellow in question is what I'll call an itinerant preacher man. Almost every Sunday afternoon, he stands at a very busy intersection and yells his faith to the passing cars. I'm not sure what he expects to accomplish since there's so much traffic noise nobody can hear him. Yet, he's exercising his freedom of speech, and I give him that. ...
I braced myself against the roaring north winds of Minnesota’s opening day, waves rolling into the south shore so hard their crests lapped at the just-installed dock and sprays of white splashed up between the slats, soaking my tennis shoes. It was a classic start to the season, and while I ...
