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It’s been a week since the local election in New Brighton, but the dead tree media is finally getting their coverage out. In this week’s New Brighton Bulletin Mayor Steve Larson comments on his re-election in spite of only getting 45% of the vote. And to what does "Landslide" Larson attribute his victory? Of course, to running a clean campaign and remaining positive! If one accepts Sanctimonious Steve’s explanation as correct, what can we conclude about the campaign of ... more

What does it take to be a patriot? It takes love of country, commitment and rare courage. In American history the term “patriot� belongs to those few ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances, then rise to a challenge in an uncommon way. It may be an Audie Murphy or a Sergeant York. But those are well known. I have chosen three lesser known patriots to highlight: Nathan Hale. Young Nathan had a bright future ahead of him when the Revolutionary war broke o... more

It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Though definitely not worth it, below is one that represents $646,000 in taxpayer money. Coincidentally it is the org chart of the DFL committee structure in the Minnesota House of Representatives (you can click the picture to enlarge it). ... more