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hero hir/ noun 1. a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities To learn of another's hero is to learn something intimate about that person. To learn of this new hero is a chance to be inspired.Who are the heroes held by The Periphery community? Dan M.offered:My parents and Jesus of Nazareth.Asking Dan why, he answered, Either of them (parents &...

ST. PAUL -- The University of Denver enters this season as massive favorites in college hockey. The Pioneers didn't lose anyone early to NHL signings, but they could lose a couple of players for two weeks in February. Troy Terry and Dylan Gambrell are both believed to be on USA Hockey's watch list for the Olympic Games. NHL players are not able to play in the 2018 Winter Games. Neither are A...

Since 1987, LSS Financial Counseling has been providing nonprofit budget, credit, and debt counseling. That means for 30 years LSS counselors have been helping individuals and families stabilize and improve their finances and conquer their debt. These are the services our counselors provide: Credit, Budget, and Debt Counseling During a financial counseling session, counselors create with you a...

Sunday was a big day for broad-winged hawks at Duluth's Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory. A total of 26,270 broadwings passed over the ridge on Sunday during Hawk Weekend Festival activities. Mid-September traditionally marks the peak of the broadwing migration. Conditions were just right on Sunday with westerly winds following a rainy and nearly windless day on Saturday. Although Sunday's 26,270 ...

On Labor Day weekend, Coby and Cooper traveled with me on an invitation to Minnesota's lake country-- and a run through the woods before diving into the water. Cooper, who pranced and galloped effortlessly through a 4-miler, showed a gift for running. And while the boys were attentive at the start of the drive home, it didn't take long for them to show their exhaustion. As Coby took a se...

By Robert Jones EAP Trainer, The Village Business Institute Youre moving along, getting work done, feeling productive, and then you have to stop for a meeting. Normally this wouldnt bother you, but youre not sure why you were invited to this meeting, or even what the purpose of the meeting is. So you break your concentration and hope you can get back into the flow afterward. While in the meeti...

The 2016 election played out again on the water at Mille Lacs Lake last weekend. From the Star Tribune: Gov. Mark Dayton canceled a meeting with business owners around Lake Mille Lacs Saturday after about 75 protesters in boats encircled him on the lake to protest a temporary ban on walleye fishing. Dayton was with a small group of people fishing for bass to promote the fishing that is still a...

Placebo surgery? Yes. Not just sugar pills but actual fake operations that result in the same positive outcomes as real surgery. The patients didnt know which procedures they gotreal surgery or sham surgery. Both groups had equivalent results. A year later, approximately 80% of patients in both groups said their knees felt better. Wow. This was the report from Dr. Teppo Jarvinen, the Jane a...