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NIL Ruining College Sports Today and Yesterday

There has been so much written and said about how NIL is ruining college sports today. Coaches have to recruit their team each year. Players are getting paid so much that lower income schools can’t compete and you wonder what happens in locker rooms.

By Mike Bryant

/ 8 Apr 2025

NIL Ruining College Sports Today and Yesterday

Will Everyone Knuckle Under

Two months in and we continue to see federal money used to shape policy and get recipients to take a knee.

By Mike Bryant

/ 23 Mar 2025

Happy St Patrick’s Day. BE SAFE

The key is to be safe on St. Patrick's Day.

By Mike Bryant

/ 17 Mar 2025

Woodbury has Reason To be on the Lookout

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety did a deep dive into the collision data from 2016 and 2022 and found Woodbury had 4800 collisions in those 6 years.

By Mike Bryant

/ 24 Feb 2025

Looking for A Personal Injury Lawyer

When a person or a loved one is injured through no fault of their own, how do they find someone to represent them?

By Mike Bryant

/ 14 Feb 2025

A lawyer and man shaking hands near a gavel, computer, scales of justice.

Video Pile Up Lesson

Going through Minneapolis is the Lowery Tunnel. The past Saturday, because of collisions in the tunnel, it seems there were too many newbies or not paying attention driving.

By Mike Bryant

/ 11 Feb 2025

Day of Over 60 Major Crashes Brings Lessons

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, there were over 60 major crashes reported yesterday. There was a lot of ice on the road, and many were going way too fast.

By Mike Bryant

/ 7 Feb 2025

New Orleans Saint Totally Off Sides

The New Orleans Saints were totally on the wrong side, as they have now been found to have played crisis control for the Archdiocese of New Orleans as the priest sexual abuse scandal broke.

By Mike Bryant

/ 5 Feb 2025

A priest holding a cup during Catholic mass.

TikTok No Different From Texting to Dead Pedestrian

A man was killed on September 8th when he was run down by a driver watching a TikTok video. The driver has now been charged with a Felony.

By Mike Bryant

/ 1 Feb 2025

Another Wrong Way Crash : Why the Increase?

Multiple new outlets reported about the early Saturday am fatal crash on 35W in North Minneapolis.

By Mike Bryant

/ 26 Jan 2025

Another Wrong Way Crash : Why the Increase?

Power of the Court and The Jury

A very interesting trial went on in the Minneapolis Federal court last week.

By Mike Bryant

/ 19 Jan 2025

What Building Will Be Big Enough?

It was announced that the Inaugural speech scheduled for Monday will be indoors.

By Mike Bryant

/ 18 Jan 2025