GeauxSioux
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What is even better than the cars is in the yard is having major appliances, such as washers and dryers in the yard. That is a true "you know you're a redneck if...".
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I don't understand the fascination with Bismarck. In that I am from Minot, I guess I have a natural bias against Bismarck. It has some stores, it has a junior college and the U of Mary, it has the Missouri River and the landscape is fairly nice. But other parts of ND are nicer. Minot, Williston and Dickinson are more nice topographically. For outdoorsmen, those cities have better (or closer) good fishing/hunting areas. Minot has the state fair, the Air Force base, Amtrak (all of which Bismarck begrudges) and many other amenities. Williston and Dickinson have their own positives too. Bismarck is nothing more than Fargo moved 189 miles to the west. Bismarck, especially since it claimed the #2 population spot after the 1997 GF flood, has that sickening "metro" complex just like Fargo. Really. It's just po-dunk Bismarck. It's just po-dunk Fargo, Minot, Williston, etc. I really don't get where all of that pretension comes from.
I know little of Minot, as I've only been there a couple of times in my life. I haven't been to Bismarck since 1985, but I spent a lot of time there in the early 80's and thought it was a pretty neat area. It was just such a change from GF.
The only thing that I would have against Minot is that it is remote. Bismarck has I-94 which makes it seem less remote.
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No apologies necessary, I don't live in ND but if I was to I would choose Fargo or Bismarck.
From a person who hasn't lived in ND for 14 years, I view Fargo and GF about the same. Same weather, same topography, same work ethic, etc. Sure Fargo is bigger, but it isn't substantial enough to make a difference. We are not talking about one city being 600,000 like a Winnipeg and the other 50,000. GF's MSA is around 100,000. Fargo's MSA is about 200,000. Both cities have their pros and cons.
Bismarck is different and I would agree, is a desirable location to live.
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First off Fargo is not Minneapolis and by most larger city standards (cities of over one million in population) yes we are small. But by North Dakota Standards Fargo is the largest city. Yes we make fun of Rednecks all the time we have them close by in Grand Forks
Sorry, if you live in North Dakota, you have no idea what a redneck is.
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Like I said before he was talking about the midwest in general, but some people aren't smart enough to figure that out. Do you really think that Kane meant only Fargo? If you do I have some land would be great for a land fill, over by Manville - Cheap!
Hey now, my 2nd cousin lives in Manvel. Well, she used to. Now they live in Pisek and operate the Top Hat.
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How do you all think the Fighting Sioux will do this season? Strengths? Weaknesses?
Division II National Champions. Hey, it's my thought every year.
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The story regarding Ziegler and the fact that we are not actively looking for a replacement until next April, I find interesting. To me it implies that baseball will be gone soon at UND. The fact that a person knew this information and didn't put it out in public is admirable.
Buning will never make everyone happy. That isn't his job. His job is to run a fiscally sound athletic department with the best possible results from the teams associated with that department. That is a mighty fine line to walk. The fact that an alumni, isn't pleased with Buning shouldn't surprise anyone. The Sicatoka's old signature...
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." -- William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., Ph.D.Stop the bickering and let's all say it together now... "GO SIOUX!!!"
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T.J. Oshie: 'Pact' mentality keeps Blues prospect in college
So as the Blues continue their rebuilding project next season, Oshie will be back in a college uniform. He made a pact with three UND teammates to stay in school and help the Fighting Sioux win an NCAA championship.Taylor Chorney (Edmonton's second-round pick in 2005), Joel Finley (Washington's first-round pick in 2005) and Ryan Duncan (an undrafted player who won the Hobey Baker Award last year) were part of the deal.
"It was a family situation, and I didn't want to leave that,"
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A great story regarding Sitting Bull...
Sitting Bull Stood Bravely While The West Was Won
Sitting Bull anticipated such a decision. He'd already persuaded several thousand Lakotas -- representing at least four major tribes -- to unite. That had never happened.A quarter of the Indians gathered were well-trained warriors. Even though he was in his mid-40s -- elderly for a Plains warrior -- they submitted to Sitting Bull's command.
Sitting Bull had chosen those with good strategic skills to lead each flank of his warriors. He also made sure he had swift riders with him and his deputies. That let him stay on the hills overlooking Montana's Little Bighorn so he could direct the battle and send messages.
The Army's troops were much better armed. Yet knowing that attitude is half the battle in any challenge, Sitting Bull told his people he was confident they'd win. His assurance boosted morale.
"His vision went unquestioned," said His Horse Is Thunder. "His warriors never doubted they'd pull off one of the biggest military victories of the 19th century."
I had two Indian Studies classes in the early '80's and thoroughly enjoyed them.
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You hope so anyway, just wait and see the new addition hinges on one thing and one thing only. What the preliminary costs come back at from the architects that were hired. If they are within the window they talked about it will be built. But you can hope it won't be that's fine.
Are you saying that if this goes to the voters they will approve it if the costs are less thatn $35M?
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Then I guess I still don't get what you meant by the comment.
I wasn't referring to any of your posts in particular. I was merely apologizing for including you, as a journalist, with all of the other journalists of the world, because I think far too often they editorialize events to fit their preconceived ideas.
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My point in posting the quotes from the Herald article wasn't to reveal "the truth" about Wanless' tenure. I was merely illustrating that at one point during his time at UND, there were similar complaints about him from what seems to be a similar group of people. That's all.
I was apologizing for lumping all journalists together.
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Wanless was the AD from 1990 to 1999, so the 1994 article would have been mid-way through his tenure.
Wanless named new CSUS athletics director
This is what I'm remembering.
At North Dakota, Wanless inherited a program that was nearly $500,000 in debt. When he left, it had a $200,000 reserve and the athletic budget had increased 32 percent. Fund-raising had increased from $220,000 to $900,000 annually. The football, hockey, and men's and women's basketball teams had set new attendance records, and the university had signed the first $1 million radio contract in Division II history.Sometimes a one year snapshot doesn't give the full truth. One of my biggest problems with journalists. No offense PCM.
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Not true. When I arrived in Grand Forks in 1992, many people were already complaining about Wanless. Firing Gasparini probably didn't improve his standing any, but some of his decisions and policies were under fire before that happened.
And it's interesting that the example you say led to widespread disenchantment with Wanless turned out to be the correct decision at the time.
I knew of a couple of people who had nicknamed him "Worthless". I don't recall why.
If I remember right, though, wasn't the Athletic Department always in the black with Wanless? Sometimes leaders have to make unpopular decisions that others don't understand, because they are not privy to all of the information. Additionally, it is much easier to poke holes in someone else's policies than to have to produce, enact and manage your own policies.
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She was part of the nickname committee in 2000 when she was director of the Indian Affairs Commission. I don't recall, nor can I locate, any strong stance or activism from her. Her one press clipping from the Board's decision to keep the name expresses disappointment at the process (the Board overriding the executive):
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Doing a quick Google of Cynthia Lindquist Mala. I don't find her name prominent in the "Fighting Sioux" name debate, pro or con. Hopefully that will not be on the agenda for selection of the next president.
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Board to decide on adding to committee
The State Board of Higher Education meets today to settle an ongoing debate over whether the University of North Dakota's presidential search committee should include an American Indian member.There's little indication of what the board will decide, but it's already clear that a few members are approaching today's meeting with differing viewpoints.
Those details remain in the dark. Paulsen said he has a specific American Indian in mind to fill the board seat but won't reveal his or her name until today's meeting. Gipp, who was consulted about the choice, also declined to talk about who might be chosen.He said only that the person needed to have a good understanding of both North Dakota tribes and higher education.
"This will give us a qualified American Indian asking the questions about American Indian issues in this process," Gipp said.
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Sorry to see Brian go.BRIEFLY: The Senators will annouce today the signing of D Brian Lee, their No. 1 pick (ninth overall) in the 2005 draft, along with 2004 fifth-round pick RW Jim McKenzie. Lee went to North Dakota last season, while McKenzie attended Michigan State. -
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I sure am glad that we have people in Florida and Lankford dialed in to what is going on in the town that I live in. I can sleep now knowing youall have it covered!
Actually, I have DSL, but thanks for asking. And by the way, down here they say y'all not youall.
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Just so I'm clear on your opinion, if Dale would have left in 2002 for Sacramento State would that have been Buning's fault too?
Add Fitch and Gunther to the list, too.
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Blood on the ice may help Sens
Blood has accepted an offer to play for the University of North Dakota in the near future."(North Dakota) has a remarkable program and so many of their players have gone on to play in the NHL," he said. "I thought it was the best place to help me reach my own goal of playing in the National Hockey League."
But with an overstock of Fighting Sioux blueliners currently at UND, Blood will be sharpening his skills with the USHL's Des Moines Buccaneers next season.
"I wanted to play a year of junior just to get better; to become an impact player and carry more of a role when I get to UND," he said.
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There has been a curious lull in any kind of information regarding the Master Plan issue. I thought it would come out prior to the end of June. By the way Star, saying that a 6,000 seat arena would look nice on the Bronson property is practically begging aff to come back and quash such talk.
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Yesterday I noted a post in an old thread about the Judy's incident re. the artilce about Robbie's case being dismissed. No big deal post. Today the whole thread is gone. Just wondering how or why a thread is deleted and others are just closed?
I posted the same story and link that The Sicatoka did about 1 minute sooner. I had used an existing thread that I thought appropriate. He had started a new thread and had a catchy comparison regarding the 1", so I deleted my post, as I didn't think we needed two threads about the same news article.
BTW, where I posted was in a thread that you had started
Judy's Incident Resolved When I deleted my post the thread went back in the queue where it was before I posted.Edited for further clarity.
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