John Saker: Meeting of the minds creates great regional win

Good things happen when like-minded people gather, share ideas and passion, and often try to outdo each other. Such groups are sometimes called “schools”. With enough momentum they can become movements. The collection of painters that congregated in Paris in the 1920s, a group that included Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, Modigliani, and Mondrian, come to mind. At home, think of that cabal of 1970s Olympic medal-winning middle distance runners – Walker, Quax, and Dixon.