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Is there any doubt that Kolpack and McFeely (as well as Fee, Nelson, and Foss at the Herald), puruse these message boards? Both Kolpack and McFeely have referred to message boards in their columns. Kolpack, "like a good FORUM soldier", effectively assisted NDSU in two ways: helped Amy look less like an ogre, and heaped victim status on the NDSU wrestling program which will face some difficult years. Amy's attempt at poaching UND's DII recruit also throws cold water on the FORUM's assertion that UND is just the minors compared to NDSU status. Other than actually filling its schedules and meeting its scholarship numbers (tuition waivers coming), there have been no great successesin sports other than football. Just a reminder of a partisan scurrilous FOrum editorial (if it had been a column by Mcfeely it would not be offensive or borderline slanderous): http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm...section=Opinion

Translation: I will spend no political capital on this issue. P.S. Taking a public stand would antagonize a small but core constituency.

Now for the irony of ironies or more likely masterful media manipulation, as the Forum sees fit to publish this headline, [url="http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=104158

Since Ruley supposedly hadn't recruited her before, that scenario is not possible. This is possible: "If you decide to change your mind and go to a 'DI school', a full ride can be offered by NDSU." BTW, the Forum does confirm Hendrickson is gone.[

In the Mobile paper today, there was a long article on the state of the Biloxi casino industry in the aftermath of Katrina. Seems the Biloxi Imperial Palace as well as the nearby Beau Rivage are the only two that may be running by year-end as many of the others are non-salvageable. Since the Engelstad Trust had placed this casino on the market earlier with no takers, the devastation to the rest of Biloxi's casino row may now draw some corporate interest to buy the Imperial Palace. Seems Betty may come out ahead on the whole situation, largely due to Ralph locating the hotel on Biloxi Bay, which did not experience the storm surge of Gulf-front properties. Casino Scramble in Biloxi

In what should be a major story on media hype and exageration, read this story from the New Orleans Times-Picayune: Widely reported attacks at Superdome and Conventions Center false or unsubstantiated

So NDSU lost their highly recruited point guard from Wisconsin?

Amy? Unprofessional? Unethical? Unthinkable!!

The New Republic had this article: Small Change- WHAT NEW ORLEANS CAN LEARN FROM GRAND FORKS.

With 32nd Avenue filling up, the 42nd Street corridor will become the next prime development land. Expect this corridor to be more Business Park focused compared with the retail on 32nd. When Columbia Mall was built in 1978, there were numerous predictions about what 32nd Ave South would look like. Those prediction all came true, but really only did so in the last few years. 42nd Street will not take 25 years to fill in, like 32nd did.

Hopefully you avoided the horrible traffic jams. Looking more and more like the Houston metro area will avoid the storm surge. Hopefully, Rita will weaken even more so its effect upon Lake Charles, LA and Beaumont, TX will not be as severe.

This topic probably hasn’t been discussed much because of the delays and ‘issue fatique.’ Considering that $50 million in private investment is going into an attachment to the Alerus, that is by my reckoning the largest private for-profit investment ever made in Grand Forks. That makes it a huge local story. With someone like Skalicky financing the visionary Ledohowski, the credibility of the project and the Alerus Center itself goes up. As far as economic development, more than a few conventions or weekend trips to a water park, the increased attractiveness of Grand Forks for business or industry is paramount. Until the Hilton Garden Inn, GF didn’t even have a business hotel - now it will have two. With a horizontal landscape, no lakes, and a long winter, Grand Forks, more than practically any other similarly sized city in the US needs significant investments in indoor spectator / fitness / recreational facilities. GF will now have those now with the REA / Alerus / Water park / new UND fitness center. The added benefit of the CANAD Inn helping to foster what should be natural ties with the Winnipeg business / industrial community can’t hurt either. The existence of Alerus Center deficits forces the city leaders out of what for too long been a reticent / passive mode and into a more active, risk-taking role. But change can be difficult, especially for the nervous nellies in the community who themselves abhor and avoid prudent risk.

Possibly a rose-colored perspective there, huh?

You must be a little slow on the uptake. Buning has offered to play 'da bizon' even with the scholarship disadvantage and negative DII playoff implications. Chapman, Taylor, and Bohl have refused. Losing would be to embarassing for a DI team.

Throwing in SDSU in the argument destroys any case that DIAA >> DII. SDSU is practically by definition, with its ~40 scholarships, still a DII school, and it was always a mediocre one at that. SDSU consistently loses recruiting battles to UND in the Wisconsin and Twin Cities areas even with its DIAA label so its talent level is not better. SDSU, a mediocre DII football school in DIAA clothing, but yet it is making its mark in the DIAA world (and yet NDSU still loses to them)? Speaks more about the caliber of NCC football than any else.

Patience, Mr. Proctor, patience.

Although this news, Canad Breaking ground before the snow flies is probably greeted with skepticism by some, it would seem there was quite a bit going on behind the scenes. First, one of the Ledohowski brothers "cashed" out this summer, which had to have delayed and complicated the financing. With the above statement, it would seem that Norm Skalicky, the UND benefactor for the Tech Incubator and Stearns Bank proprietor, is the primary behind-the-scenes financier for the project. Finally, is GF prepared for the red beacon atop the Canad? Apparently, Brandon, Manitoba wasn't: Canad beacon burning bright

Just a brief update: Although for me and most residents of Mobile (except for those right on Mobile Bay), life has actually been back to normal for more than a week (no more curfew, no more gas lines, traffic lights back in place), systematic help is still not reaching many of the Mississippi and Louisiana evacuees in the area. Its been difficult for most of them to even get phone calls through to FEMA or the Red Cross. Fortunately, local churches and charitable organizations have been responsive. Even without New Orleans, the shear scale of the homeless is difficult to crasp, as two parishes in Louisiana have been wiped out (Plaquemines and St. Bernard's) as well as much housing on coastal Mississippi.

GaryP: You have the right to disagree with me, but I respectfully submit to you that there is an unseen world out there that is hellbent on destroying humanity: "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." In a way, I agree with you as prayer too often is the last resort rather than a daily preventive part of our lives. "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints."

Actually, Ga Southern was a member of the Trans America Conference (now Atlantic Sun) at the time that they won those IAA football crowns. The Trans America conference never sponsored football. This is the exact opposite circumstance of NDSU, which has a non-auto bid football conference. RD17: beat me to the draw!

Can't find the reference, but it seems the Innigers fundraising from the summer months were applied to shortfalls in the 2004-5 budget rather than the intended 2005-6 budget. For 2005-6, NDSU will IMO resort to tuition waivers to make-up the shortfall. Quote from Dr. Chapman himself:

Name one.

Late this afternoon, a deep level of thankfulness and joy was felt throughout my Mobile neighborhood as power was restored. To not only be spared the human toll and physical damage of cities like Pascagoula, Ocean Springs, Biloxi, Gulfport, and of course, New Orleans, but to actually have power back (after sweltering for only two days) was an incredible gift. Last year, after Hurricane Ivan, it took eight days for power to be restored to the same neighborhood. But still, perhaps only 10% of the city of Mobile has power. And since this city will be a major staging ground for the horribly damaged Mississippi Gulf Coast, every day’s delay in getting normal services restored here delays progress further west. A major challenge to the recovery will be the availability of gasoline, not just in Mobile, but throughout the Deep South states. Today, there were one-two hours waits at stations (with electric power) that had new shipments of gasoline (and then the gas would be gone). Most went without. If this situation remains unchanged, the ability of this area to recover will quickly will be threatened. But since much of the oil importing capability, refining, and pipeline system emanate from the New Orleans area, the national consequences of Katrina may just be beginning to impact the economy. While the armadas of power company trucks and shipments of generators coming down I-65 is impressive, the number of friends, aquaintances, and co-workers that are concerned about ‘missing’ family members in Mississippi or the New Orleans area is disconcerting. Granted, the cell phone towers and landlines are mostly destroyed as well as bridges and roads, so communication is difficult. Beyond saying a prayer for the people down here and giving to a relief fund, please rejoice over the blessings in your life.