North Star

Instead of reaching for the easy joke, or any at all, “A Man on the Inside” makes tenderness and honesty its North Star.

“But when I read the script for Carry-On, I felt like I had found a more grounded version of Die Hard — which was our North Star for the entire process — for a new generation.”

“A farm boy who made good in Hollywood, this award was his most valued possession. My father was and will always be my North Star. Thank you, Daddy, for giving me the greatest life imaginable.”

At a meeting of the university’s faculty senate in August 2023, just before new rankings were due out, Dr. Sasse posed a question: “What is the North Star of things we organize around?”

Walz made it clear that he was serious about fighting, too, promising the North Star State would remain a “shelter from the storm” as long as he is the state’s governor.