Clinton/Lewinsky? You remember, right? Ah how time passes by.
I have read recently that young people just want to moan when the Clintons surface in the news for any reason. It's all "old news" in their minds. So Hillary testified just recently. And for the record, she (and her fellow attorneys) performed masterfully to obliterate what the Jim Jordan types wanted to do. Or I guess James Comer, the wind-up toy that seeks to attack the Dems as his raison d'etre. That's "raison" with an "o." It is not a breakfast cereal.
People in media have to be fascinated by the sheer staying power of the Drudge Report. Adding to this fascination is how the site's appearance has not changed through the years and is so beautifully simple. That's because really solid journalism can "sell itself."
We are used to seeing media websites go through cosmetic changes - what they'd call upgrades - in a shallow effort. Or with newspapers the godawful "re-design" as we saw touted here in Morris when the newspaper was under Forum Communications ownership. The Forum is a very shallow company that will chase any "trend" that pops up. They chased after this stuff until they pulled up stakes and left Morris. Hey, wasn't the "re-design" good enough?
Very well-grounded legend has it that the Forum was going to close the Morris paper. I got that background from a very well-placed source or friend. A new owner did come upon the scene. Wearing a hero's mantle I guess. Perhaps wearing a cape. Small towns are notable for how they can anoint heroes (and proclaim villains).
The Forum would have been proclaimed a villain but they weren't even around anymore. You knaves, they are just a typical Machiavellian enterprise. They shed yours truly at one time. It was in 2006. But of course we learn about the decline spasms of print media all the time. Maybe not disappearing but certainly consolidating. And is it toward true betterment?
How up-to-date is the Morris paper's coverage of our boys basketball team right now? It is Saturday as we deal with a new onslaught of weather that has no redeeming qualities. I'll bet the highways have an uneven surface - not pleasant to deal with.
And on this day the Tiger faithful will have to travel to Marshall, quite far to the south of here. And we're playing Minnewaska Area. It's a fur piece for the 'Waska fans to travel too. Oh, my kingdom to see this game played at the UMM P.E. Center in Morris! A win-win for everyone. But, the setup is arranged long in advance, and high-level tournament games have been set for Southwest State of Marshall for a long time now.
Sorry, I cannot claim to have even attended a sports event at SSU. I did attend a music concert there once: Maynard Ferguson in the early 1980s, packed house, super night.
Query
I have wondered how many Morris fans actually attend the games at SSU this time of year. I doubt that we see the kind of mass turnout that I remember so well from when our UMM was a hub for this.
Oh, I remember so well during the Kevin Loge days when the Concordia Fieldhouse was really jammed with fans. And I loved the Polish sausage served at the place! Sorry but I don't really know the level of fan turnout today for the same events.
A friend of mine did offer something on this: he said that parents nowadays are divided into so many activities, we're less likely to see the mass turnout. That sounds very valid.
Do I miss the "old days?" Let me say that I do miss the greater number of tournament games played right here in Morris at UMM. The big change happened, as I recall, when the big shift was made to the 4-class system for basketball. At that time, we saw the introduction of the terms "sub-section" and "section" to replace "district" and "region."
Some hazard?
I am concerned about the long trips fans have to make, especially when the games are at night. Really, someone could get in an accident because of getting drowsy at the wheel. I shudder as I worry about this. But today (Saturday) the starting time is in the afternoon for the Tigers' tournament game against Minnewaska Area.
Frankly the Tigers look like the prohibitive favorite. Sometimes I think the travel is a dubious thing when the outcome of a game would appear obvious. This can happen when No. 1 seed plays No. 8. In hockey this can actually get sad. I remember when MACA basketball was the No. 1 seed hosting Paynesville the No. 8 and we lost! As the great Chris Berman of ESPN is known to say, "that's why they play the game." Coach Mark Torgerson survived that embarrassment as coach.
Today there is a different Torgerson with the reins as coach. And my goodness, the Tigers are undefeated! Well, have a good time at the game today you all. You had better drive carefully.
Now, let's take a look at the Drudge Report on this dreary yucky Saturday. Here's a link to an article that starts out: "Donald Trump is alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman while she was a minor."
The legal record already shows that Trump engaged in sexual assault vs. E. Jean Carroll. We have chosen this man as our president.
Remember when we were supposed to have some concern about Ronald Reagan because he had been divorced? Many of us should now wonder if Trump is the biggest douchebag of a human being we've ever seen. But so many "Christians" hold him up like he's deity.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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