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USA Today
4 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
This Big 10 school is putting its golf course up for sale at year's end
This Big 10 school is putting its golf course up for sale at year's end The University of Minnesota's golf course, named after a coach who took the school's program to two conference titles, will close at this golf season's end and is expected to be sold, according to a release sent out by the university on Friday. Les Bolstad Golf Course, located just a few miles to the northeast of the school's main campus, is expected to be put on the market as costs to maintain the facility have become too steep. 'We recognize this course holds generations of memories for our community. This decision reflects careful consideration and was made in light of today's challenging financial environment,' said Calvin Phillips, the university's vice president for student affairs, in a statement that was released Friday. 'As a public university, we have a responsibility to ensure that our land and resources are aligned with our core mission: supporting students, advancing research, and serving the state of Minnesota.' According to a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the school is not looking to sell the adjacent John W. Mooty Golf Facility and short game outdoor training area near the golf course, where the Gophers' men's and women's teams practice. The school hosts its Gopher Invitational at Windsong Farm Golf Club, which sits about 40 minutes west of the campus. Here's more from the Star Tribune: The 140-acre course on Larpenteur Avenue in Falcon Heights will remain open for the rest of the 2025 season, but will not reopen next spring, the statement said. Phillips said the school notified the Board of Regents of its intended actions, and sent a letter to golfers announcing the news. 'We deeply appreciate your support of the golf course and the University of Minnesota,' Phillips wrote in the letter to golfers. Named after Les Bolstad, who won two Big Ten golf championships and then coached the school's teams for 30 years, the course needs investment of nearly $10 million to tackle deferred maintenance and investment to keep the it viable, according to the course's website. A sale price has yet to be determined. The U will obtain two appraisals to determine fair market value, the school said. Falcon Heights, the Minneapolis suburb where the course lies, could potentially rezone the site for future use.
New York Post
25-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Judge in Derek Chauvin case breaks silence, calls out ‘defund police' crowd for complicating trial
The judge in Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's claimed that 'defund the police' 'idiots' made it difficult to carry out the trial — but insists he gave the man convicted of killing George Floyd a fair shake. In his first interview since the high-profile trial, retired Judge Peter Cahill, 66, gave insight into his attempts to manage the media circus and specifically called out the Minneapolis city council for making the situation worse through toxic politics, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. 'It did not help that people were saying 'defund the police' — all these idiots on the Minneapolis City Council,' Cahill told the outlet. Advertisement 3 Judge Peter Cahill, 66, called out the Minneapolis City Council as 'idiots' in a new interview about the Derek Chauvin trial. AP Cahill further called out the Minneapolis City Council for announcing a record pre-trial $27 million settlement to Floyd's family as the jury was preparing for their duties back in 2021. The retired jurist had a glib response for critics who suggested the judge should have consented to the defense's calls for a change of venue for the trial. Advertisement 'What, are we going to change the venue to Mars?,' he told the outlet. Later in the interview he defended his decision to have the trial broadcast live to millions over live stream. Due to COVID-era social distancing policies, only 6 people were permitted to be in the court room, which he believed was contrary to the US Constitution's guarantee to a public trial. 'The six seats were designated for family members. So is that a public trial?,' Cahill asked in the interview. Advertisement The 66-year-old further expressed frustration with politicians who were adding fuel to the fire, including then-President Joe Biden who commented publicly about the jury reaching the 'right verdict' and Rep. Maxine Waters who urged protesters to be confrontational. 3 Former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on several murder charges for his caught-on-camera killing of George Floyd. Pool via REUTERS Cahill stated that he was 'pissed off' by a New York Times report that outlined the terms of a potential 10-year plea deal for Chauvin before the trial even started, the Star Tribune reported. The judge also said he had a 'bias' towards police officers, which is something he consciously attempted to put aside during the Chauvin trial. Advertisement 'Part of my training is to check my bias. And to be honest, I think I have a pro-police bias… that I have to be careful not to act on,' the retired judge said, adding contextually that his brother is a police officer in Wisconsin. Despite taking aim at several left-wing groups, Cahill said he 'hated extremists' and 'crazies' 'on both sides' and also took aim at the right-wing. 3 Judge Cahill called out 'crazies on both sides' who made arriving at a fair verdict for Derek Chauvin difficult. Getty Images 'The far right, you know, their daily bread is revisionist history. But in this particular instance, it's a lack of trust in the judicial system as a whole, and the jury system, and that's concerning,' Cahill told the Star Tribune. 'I think what concerns me most about the revisionist history is the lack of confidence in the judicial process – not even the system or the judges, the judicial process,' he said. 'We had 12 jurors from a variety of backgrounds who gave it good consideration. And I bet if you interviewed them, they'd say they don't regret their decision,' the judge contended. Though confident in how he handled the controversial case, Cahill revealed that he changed the frame of his glasses so he's less likely to be recognized. Advertisement 'I changed my look so I don't look like that Chauvin judge,' he told the outlet. The jurist also revealed that he received a warm letter from fellow retired judge Lance Ito, who famously oversaw the OJ Simpson trial, which wished him 'peace and wisdom,' the outlet reported.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Days of Roar' Tigers podcast: Where should Detroit look to upgrade at trade deadline?
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Mark Gorosh (@sportz5176) and Evan Petzold (@evanpetzold). • Guest: Bobby Nightengale Jr., Minnesota Twins beat writer for Minneapolis Star Tribune. Advertisement • Editor: Robin Chan. • Email: epetzold@ Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. Buy our book: The Epic History of the Tigers On this episode: The Tigers continue to thrive as the first MLB team to reach 30 wins in the 2025 season — a milestone that has contributed to the campaign nickname "Year of Javy," courtesy of Tigers TV voice Jason Benetti. But the "Days of Roar" podcast is ready to add a new theme: "Summer of Tork." Javier Báez continues to shine, single-handedly winning two key games against the Red Sox and Blue Jays, while Spencer Torkelson is on pace for 41 home runs and 131 RBIs. Yet the American League Central remains competitive, with the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals all already achieving 25 wins and within 5½ games of the Tigers entering Monday's games. Advertisement Bobby Nightengale Jr., the Twins beat writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, joins the show fresh off Minnesota's 13-game winning streak. Looking ahead to the July 31 trade deadline, could a right-handed hitting third baseman like Nolan Arenado be the upgrade the Tigers need to win their first World Series since 1984? Plus, the Tigers are getting Jake Rogers, Matt Vierling and Casey Mize back from their injuries this week, with Parker Meadows expected to return in June. Stay tuned for the best Tigers coverage all year long at and sign up for our weekly Tigers newsletter. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers podcast: Debating to target Nolan Arenado in trade talks
New York Post
25-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Minnesota DA's woke two-tier justice prizes Tesla violence above all
In a surprise to us here in Minnesota, our left-wing local media — inspired, or perhaps shamed, by The New York Post — is actually pressing a left-wing county prosecutor for her questionable decision not to charge a six-time Tesla vandal for his politically inspired violence. Mary Moriarty, elected as Minneapolis' County Attorney in the wake of the George Floyd riots, is a woke prosecutor in the mold of Manhattan's Alvin Bragg and San Francisco's ousted Chesa Boudin. State government employee Dylan Adams, 33, was caught on video vandalizing six Teslas in late March, as a nationwide campaign of hate-fueled attacks against Elon Musk's company was in full swing. Advertisement He left $21,000 worth of damages, over $10,000 of it to a single car. But rather than prosecute his half-dozen felonies, or even the most significant one, Moriarty let Adams walk — offering him 'diversion' instead of criminal charges. As the national firestorm over the story grew, local reporters cornered Moriarty at an unrelated public event Wednesday to question her on the Adams case. Advertisement Moriarty claimed that 'diversion' reduces recidivism and improves public safety. It 'helps to ensure the individual keeps their job' — yes, in this case, his taxpayer-supported job at Minnesota's Department of Human Services — 'and can pay restitution.' Yet her office's own published diversion guidelines limit it to property crimes below $5,000. And now local reporters have learned that, on the same day she announced the Adams diversion, Moriarty charged a 19-year-old woman — with no prior criminal record — with a first-degree felony for keying one car, belonging to a White Castle co-worker, and causing just $7,000 in damages. Advertisement To paraphrase: For Moriarty's Democratic friends, anything; for teenaged fast-food workers, the law. The report on Moriarty's hypocrisy was startling in that it came from the reliably leftist Minneapolis Star Tribune, in a story that rehashed the many, many lowlights of Moriarty's brief career as county prosecutor. The phrase 'soft on crime' doesn't quite capture her aversion to, you know, actually prosecuting criminals. Her local reputation is such that the lead prosecutor of neighboring Anoka County, Brad Johnson, made a point of publicly saying that he would have brought criminal charges against Adams, 'just so that no one gets any silly ideas in the North Metro from this story.' Advertisement And what's the silly idea that the public would have taken away from this incident? That it's 'open season' on Teslas, at least in Hennepin County, the state's most densely populated. 'We try to make [charging] decisions without really looking at the political consequences,' Moriarty told the Star Tribune. Keep up with today's most important news Stay up on the very latest with Evening Update. Thanks for signing up! Enter your email address Please provide a valid email address. By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Never miss a story. Check out more newsletters 'Can we always predict how a story will be portrayed in the media or what people will say? No.' But out here in reality, Moriarty's decision sends an unambiguously political message: Crime will be tolerated in Hennepin County, so long as the criminal is doing it for the correct, leftist-approved reason. In her view, laws don't apply to Democrats, or at least to those joining the Democratic cause of violent protest against President Trump and his allies. 'Should we have treated this gentleman differently because it's a political issue?' Moriarty complained. 'We made this decision because it is in the best interest of public safety.' Advertisement Or perhaps it's that a non-Tesla-driving White Castle co-worker makes for a more sympathetic victim than the six owners of pricey vehicles manufactured by the leftists' enemy du jour, Elon Musk. Either way, as a general rule, you get more of what you tolerate. Moriarty is many things, but naïve is not among them. While her post is officially a nonpartisan one in Minnesota, she is a member of the state's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (just the Democratic Party in the rest of the nation). Advertisement She was endorsed by the George Soros-backed state party in her 2022 election campaign and picked up the personal endorsements of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Soros-backed state Attorney General Keith Ellison. She's up for re-election in 2026. The Minneapolis police department, which investigated and arrested Adams for his serial Tesla vandalism, is outraged at her decision. Advertisement 'The Minneapolis Police Department did its job,' Police Chief Brian O'Hara said. 'Any frustration related to the charging decision of the Hennepin County Attorney should be directed solely at her office.' In an intra-party backstory, Jacob Frey, the DFL mayor of Minneapolis — O'Hara's boss — endorsed Moriarty's opponent in 2022. Frey appointed O'Hara to his job just before Moriarty's election win. Perhaps some Democrats have joined with the rest of us in Minnesota when it comes to Moriarty's actions (and omissions): never surprised, but always disappointed. Bill Glahn is a policy fellow at the Minnesota-based Center of the American Experiment.
Boston Globe
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Melody Beattie, author of a self-help bestseller, dies at 76
'You could call her the mother of the self-help genre,' said Nicole Dewey, publishing director of Spiegel & Grau, which has sold more than 400,000 copies of the book since taking over publication in 2022. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Trysh Travis, author of 'The Language of the Heart: A Cultural History of the Recovery Movement From Alcoholics Anonymous to Oprah Winfrey' (2009), said in an interview that 'Codependent No More' has succeeded because of Ms. Beattie's common-sense approach and 'vernacular charm.' Advertisement Travis added: 'There had been other books and pamphlets published in the recovery space in the early 1980s. Melody made the same arguments, but her voice came across very clearly. It wasn't clinical — and she had a set of ideas that could be applied to many if not all the problems one was having — and it hit the market at the right time.' In 'Codependent No More,' Ms. Beattie cited various definitions of a codependent person. She also introduced one of her own. 'A codependent person,' she wrote, 'is one who has let another person's behavior affect them and who is obsessed with controlling that other person's behavior.' The other person, she wrote, might be a family member, a lover, a client, or a best friend. But the focus of codependency 'lies in ourselves, in the ways we let other people's behaviors affect us, and in the ways we try to affect them' — by actions that include controlling them, obsessively helping them, and caretaking. Advertisement Recalling her difficult marriage to her second husband, David Beattie, who was also a substance abuse counselor, Ms. Beattie described an incident when he was in Las Vegas. She telephoned him in his hotel room, and he sounded as if he had been drinking. She implored him not to break his promise to her that he would not get drunk on this trip. He hung up on her. In desperation, she called the hotel repeatedly into the night, even as she was preparing to host a party for 80 people at their house in Minneapolis the next day. 'I thought if I can just talk to him, I can make him stop drinking," she told the Minneapolis Star Tribune in 1988. But at 11 p.m., she stopped calling. 'Something happened inside of me, and I let go of him,' she said. 'I thought, 'If you want to drink, drink. …' I gave his life back to him, and I started taking my own back.' She said that was the first step in detaching herself from their mutual codependence. They eventually divorced. Detachment, she wrote, 'is not a cold, hostile withdrawal' or a 'Pollyannish, ignorant bliss'; rather, it is releasing 'a person or problem in love.' She asked: When should the release happen? Her list was long. It started: 'When we can't stop thinking, talking about, or worrying about someone or something; when our emotions are churning and boiling; when we feel like we have to do something about someone because we can't stand it another minute.' Melody Lynn Vaillancourt was born May 26, 1948, in Ramsey, Minn., and grew up mainly in St. Paul. Her father, Jean, a firefighter, was an alcoholic who left the family when Melody was 2. Her mother, Izetta (Lee) Vaillancourt, owned a nursing home after her divorce, but, Melody Beattie said, beat her four siblings. (She escaped the punishment herself, she said, because she had a heart condition.) Advertisement Melody was sexually molested by a stranger when she was 5; began drinking whiskey at 12; and started using amphetamines, barbiturates, LSD, and marijuana in high school. By 20, she was shooting heroin. She also robbed pharmacies with a partner and, after being arrested, spent eight months in drug treatment in a state hospital. After being successfully treated, she held secretarial jobs before being hired as a chemical dependency counselor in Minneapolis, assigned to treat the wives of men in treatment. Her patients were uniformly angry and focused so much on their husbands' feelings that she found it nearly impossible to get them to express their own. 'Eight years later, I understood those codependents, those crazy codependents — we didn't call them that, we called them significant others — because I had become one' through her marriage to Beattie, she told the Star Tribune. 'All I could think and talk about was the alcoholic, what he was or wasn't doing.' She was, she said, 'filled with anger and anger because he wouldn't stop drinking.' While treating the women, living on welfare, and writing freelance articles for a local paper, The Stillwater Gazette, she interviewed experts on codependence, hoping to write a book on the subject. She received a $500 advance from the publishing division of the Hazelden Foundation substance abuse recovery center, now called the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. The book was published in 1986 and spent 129 weeks on The New York Times' advice and how-to bestseller list. Advertisement Ms. Beattie went on to write several other books, including 'The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations on Codependency' (1990), which has sold more than 3 million copies. Writing in Newsweek in 2009, Dr. Drew Pinsky, an addiction medicine specialist and media personality, named 'Codependent No More' one of the four best self-help books of all time. Ms. Beattie heavily revised it for a new edition published in 2022. In addition to her daughter, she leaves two grandsons; a sister, Michelle Vaillancourt; and a son, John Thurik, from her first marriage, to Steven Thurik, which ended in divorce. John was raised by his father and maternal grandmother. Her marriages to Scott Mengshol and Dallas Taylor, who played drums with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, also ended in divorce. Her son Shane Beattie died in a skiing accident in 1991 when he was 12, plunging her into grief. She wrote 'The Lessons of Love: Rediscovering Our Passion for Life When It All Seems Too Hard to Take' (1995) — a personal book, not a self-help guide — to describe her journey from a broken spirit to recovery. Her first step was to write two letters, one of which said: 'God, I'm still mad, not pleased at all. But with this letter, I commit unconditionally to life, to being here and being alive as long as I'm here, whether that's another 10 days or another 30 years. Regardless of any other human being and their presence in my life, and regardless of events that may come to pass. This commitment is between me, life, and you.' Advertisement This article originally appeared in
