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I believe there is still quite a bit of unused space on the upper floors of a couple downtown buildings that would work well for a museum/art center. Has anything permanent looking gone into the Leevers building yet? They could build their Taj Mahal library on that lot.

Haven't looked into it much. It'd be expensive property, but perhaps the corner of Washington and Gateway. Outside of that, there are plenty of rundown buildings/lots the city could buy for a song, tear down, and replace. I'm not necessarily against art, I'm against the city paying for it. Call me heartless, but I feel it serves no purpose. If they're going to do it, it should be downtown or on University, not next to an events center. Yes, I had a problem with the Park Board building the wellness center, regardless of public input. I don't support the city directly competing with private businesses. As jdub pointed out, it appears the wellness center actually may be self-supporting at this point. I still don't approve of it. There are a lot of donations for the hockey arena and there are no private competitors. It serves a purpose which otherwise goes unfilled. It also gives kids something to do, which, IMO, is the purpose of the park board.

Just got a new watch. They make them so they're powered by movement now so no need to worry about replacing batteries....

I personally don't care at all about the library. IMO, it simply passes some personal expenses of a few hundred people off to the city. If the majority of the people of Grand Forks do eventually vote in favor of replacing the current library, well then I guess I'll just have to accept and pay for that. However, it should NOT be placed on a lot neighboring the Alerus. If they really want to go forward with it, all this artsy stuff should be placed downtown and/or along University Ave and the library should be in north Grand Forks.

I may be wrong but didn't the city enact some code against them?

http://www.grandfork...icle/id/282166/ http://www.grandfork...icle/id/282188/ Grand Forks wants to take the prime real estate next to the Alerus and put a Library/Museum on it. DUMB. That land should be used for hotels and restaurants. The hotels are building right now and the restaurants can't be far behind. The city is going to keep throwing this ridiculous $25 million library idea around until it gets passed and then they're going to build it where none of the people who would actually use it live. The owners of the land would rather sell it to restaurants, but it's looking like the city will make them an offer they can't refuse. The city is pretending they don't know what they'll do with the land once they buy it, but that's just because it would cause such a stink if it was known they were spending millions of dollars on land for a library that has been repeatedly rejected by the people of Grand Forks.

Was that the Kansas year?

Is he a graduate assistant?

Just smile, nod, and change the subject..... What are everyone's thoughts on Nick Schmaltz? Risk of CHL? Jordan is very much improved this year. Is he going to stick around another year to play with him?

That's a pretty big assumption to say that is how he thinks. Probably best to treat this like a family gathering and just keep the religion/atheism out of the discussion or it can get ugly/uncomfortable.

AHL would certainly open up a spot for him if he did choose to leave early. NHL teams don't allow 2nd round picks to sit around in the ECHL without at least first failing in the AHL.

Agreed. This recruiting class may end up being a small one, and I don't blame the coaches if it is. That may make next year's recruits the first big class. They'd be redshirting in Bubba Year 2 and freshmen in Bubba Year 3. So it may take a while.

Anyone know the reasoning/potential cause of his denial at UMinn?

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Prpich was the worst (although he occasionally backed up his talk) and we were all fans of his for it. Had he played for anybody else we would've despised him. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I hate Rau, but he'd be my favorite current player if he was wearing the Kelley green.

The Kristo vs Miller comparison doesn't really have any bearing on anything. Some players simply aren't as talented as others.

You're trying too hard.....

Any prior coaching experience?

The Gophers (Rau in particular) are obvious classless, but that doesn't make me any less embarrassed for my alma mater with Finley and Blood starting fights in the handshake line. Some things you just need to rise above.

Ah, thought it occurred after those. Even so, it wasn't long enough, IMO.

I also like his game, but missing 2 games in Canadia is hardly a punishment.

Really? That, IMO, is too soon, regardless of the dollar amount.

I disagree. We've got small, skilled players attempting to play in a "gritty" system. We all know the results. Check the roster and look at where they are all drafted. They didn't get drafted for lack of skill.

It may be time for Hak to ditch the gopher philosophy of recruiting "pre-madonnas" and go back to the UND roots of getting hard-working, blue collar players. How many draft picks did Yale have on their team last year?

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