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Posts published by “Eric Bergeson”

Majority Rules

The recent decision to retire the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux nickname has sent rip­ples across the national sports scene. Gerhard Krauthammer, general manager of the New Jersey Jumping Jews of the Eastern Basketball…

The Katyn Massacre

In May of 1990, I visited the St. Stanislaw Kostka Church in suburban Warsaw with a handful of college students on a study trip to Poland. By the third day, our group was churched out.…

Speed Dial

It is the topic of somber conferences and alarming stories on public radio: the speed of internet service in our rural areas is falling way behind the rest of the world. Internet speed in the…

$1200 Per Catch?

There are certain moments which will always stand out in the mind of Minnesota Twins fans. Where were you when the Twins made it to the World Series in 1987 by beating the Detroit Tigers…

The Patient Doctor

My eye doctor for over 20 years, Dr. Clayton Ander­son of Ada, passed away this winter at age 80. Norman Rockwell missed out when he didn’t paint a picture of Doc Anderson, the very model…

March!

The soggy agony of March! The lone ray of cheer in the last dreary week was when the swans settled on the pond in front of the house. Ma and Pa swan seem to be…

It’s A Long Way To Tucumcari

A logical first stop for snowbirds returning from Arizona to the Upper Midwest is Tucumcari, New Mexico, a little town big enough for a McDonald’s but too small for a Walmart. Having put on 608…

Desert Blooms

Due to plentiful winter rains, the desert southwest is planning for a bombastic display of desert flowers sometime in early April. A full desert bloom only happens once every few years. But when it does,…

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