#OnThisDay Sept 8 1906: Celebrated trotting horse Dan Patch paces a mile in 1:55m at the Minnesota State Fair, setting the world's record. Already the most famous athlete in America, his likeness was used to sell cigars, washing machines, cars, animal feed, and a railroad, decades before the concept of athletic endorsements became common.
One of Minnesota's most gifted writers and citizens (and the @StarTribune
Artist of the Year in 2024), @kaokaliayang shares a poignant and powerful piece today in our pages.
https://t.co/JyOTRHRAYw
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026
by Amanda Gorman
They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose.
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.
If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power,
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we’ve been.
Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labour
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
& better angels of our nature.
What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice;
In the end, gorgeously,
Endures our enormity.
You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood.
But our bright-fled angels will never be fully gone,
When they forever are so fiercely Good.
.@carletonFB quarterback Jack Curtis is a finalist for the
@GagliardiTrophy, which is awarded to the most outstanding NCAA Division III football player.
Read more at https://t.co/TXuK54pndV
#HailTheMaizeAndBlue#d3fb
Carleton quarterback Jack Curtis ended his senior season fighting late-stage Hodgkin lymphoma and playing through a broken throwing hand, choosing chemo on Mondays and football on Saturdays. His final game became a moment of pure resilience and hope.
Thread: President Trump explained his tariffs in part by pointing to the carnage caused by #fentanyl. That's my area of expertise so here's my fact-check of the White House fact sheet released today. 1/ https://t.co/CUKNzoICoX
𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘! @MacalesterFB plays at Augsburg in the final MIAC Skyline Division game of the season. Links to video and live stats can be found on the Macalester Athletics website. Good luck, Scots! #GoScots#heymac