Astros scandal: Roy Hobbs gets sucker punched
There shouldn’t be any Major League Baseball World Series winner for 2017.
Matthew McNeil
Hopkins is what America should strive to be
Not only is my neighborhood sensational, there have only been two crime-related police calls in my immediate neighborhood in two decades.
Hennepin County is far more than agriculture. Shouldn’t our county fair represent all of us?
It’s my impression that the people running the Hennepin County Fair are not taking advantage of their biggest asset, the large county population.
For young Vikings fans, hope still reigns
I can’t pick them to win. Too many times the sure thing has failed me.
Requiem for the Twins
The team successfully created a whole bunch of Joe Mauer fans who liked the Twins, instead of Twins fans who liked Joe Mauer.
Lake Calhoun on the 4th: an amazing display of unity
This wasn’t some organized event or pay to enter barbecue; this just happened on its own. It was stunning.
The tragedy of Penn State: Sanctions are harsh, but didn’t go far enough
I would’ve preferred to see the NCAA shut down the Penn State football program in its entirety.
The modern-day parenting trap, and how it fails kids
Often parents will take the simplest position — i.e. their child has done nothing wrong. This can lead parents to defend a child’s actions even when the child is in the wrong.
Getting iced out: How private schools have taken over MN boys high school hockey
Since 1999, of the 28 Class A and AA State Boys Hockey Championships handed out, 16 have gone to private schools.
