January 6, 2009 – 5:55 pm
I surprised Mayor Mary Rossing in her store Present Perfect this morning with my video camera. I mostly asked her questions that had to do with Monday night’s City Council meeting, which you can read a bit about here. We touched upon her changes in meeting procedure, her tactics on facilitating meetings and her outlook [...]
January 3, 2009 – 7:07 am
I’ve been paying attention to the left’s reaction to Barack Obama’s choice of Pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration in 3 weeks. For example:
William Fisher, Huffington Post: Rick Warren: What Was Obama Thinking?
But symbolism is important, and it’s especially important for this particular inauguration. Regardless of how he may [...]
December 19, 2008 – 7:12 am
Left: As I entered Just Food Co-op earlier this week, I noticed this car plastered with bumper stickers like “Wal Mart Sucks the Life Out of Our Towns” and “Unions: the folks that (sic) brought you the weekends” as well as numerous stickers for Democratic candidates. I didn’t see [...]
August 29, 2008 – 6:29 am
The DNC is history. The RNC begins on Monday.
What’s to like and dislike (speeches, spectacle, etc. ) about them both?
August 14, 2008 – 10:00 am
I took the photo of Contented Cow proprietor Norman Butler doing the Uncle Sam bit yesterday, promoting his pub’s Candidate Meet and Greet series for the Northfield mayoral/City Council primary.
The first in the series of three is tonight, 6-8 pm. See Politics and a Pint moderator Bruce Morlan’s blog post for details.
August 12, 2008 – 7:14 am
Mayoral candidate Dave Hvistendahl on the CIP.
August 10, 2008 – 7:02 am
I drove by the Grand this morning and noticed the marquee. And then I noticed the poster on the wall at the entrance to the GBM. And then when I checked my email, I got this from Union of Youth (NUY) Exec. Director Josh Hinnencamp:
Hey Griff, I just wanted to make sure you know [...]
Griff just called me on the phone. He was racing down the highway in response to a Fluff Alert. I told him to slow down and I’d step up to the plate.
Here’s my swing at some fluff. US Senate candidate Al Franken (and SNL alum) was hanging at Goodbye Blue Monday this (Thursday) afternoon.
Yo Griff, [...]
April 15, 2008 – 11:28 pm
We got this email from attorney and Froggy Bottoms River Pub proprietor David Hvistendahl this evening:
I am mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore! I want all of you citizens of Northfield to throw open your windows and yell at the top of your lungs, [...]
February 6, 2008 – 6:47 am
I attended the DFL caucus at the Northfield Middle School last night, Ward 4 Precinct 2. Mike Mandsager was our able chair. State Senator Kevin Dahle and State Representative David Bly made the rounds. In the presidential preference balloting, our ward voted 88 for Obama, 34 for Clinton.
Ariel Emery has a story in today’s Nfld [...]
February 5, 2008 – 7:37 am
Newly-elected District 25 Minnesota State Senator Kevin Dahle (that links to his Senate page) has decided (wisely, IMHO) to use his WordPress campaign blog as his permanent blog, rather than a separate blogspot blog.
He’s named his blog Mr. Dahle Goes to St. Paul. We’re aggregating his blog’s RSS feed on our lower right sidebar [...]
January 27, 2008 – 7:55 am
I searched Meetup for Northfield-area groups who support the various presidential candidates but couldn’t find any.
Are there any organized gatherings yet?
If you know of any, attach a comment with the info.
1/31 update: I’ve removed Edwards and Giuliani from the blog post title since they dropped out this week.
2/9 update: I’ve removed Romney from the [...]
January 27, 2008 – 7:40 am
Super Tuesday is coming. Here’s where to caucus in the Northfield area, 7 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 5:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Northfield Middle School, 2200 Division St S
Independence PartyNew Prague High School, 221 12th Street N.E.
Republican PartyNorthfield High School, 1400 South Division St
It’s been a long time since I’ve attended a [...]
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