Rudy Perpich Revisited June 8, 2006 Yesterday I read a little over a hundred pages of Betty Wilson’s book “Rudy.” It carried him from his birth to his first electoral… Continue Reading
I could almost see becoming a historian June 6, 2006 Other than my mile swim I devoted my entire day to reading though old books and newspaper clippings. Seeing them all together through the… Continue Reading
Pre Boyd tidbit June 6, 2006 I told Don yesterday that before I get down to writing seriously I want to be able to look down on the forest like… Continue Reading
Jobs Jobs Jobs June 1, 2006 Here’s another little tidbit about the cronyism of the Anderson Administration during the Boyd Scandal. Continue Reading
New tidbit to the Boyd story May 30, 2006 After four days of uninterrupted gardening its good to get back to something else. Even if I stayed up way past my bedtime, golly… Continue Reading
Tidbits May 25, 2006 I’m not really ready to put chapters together on the Boyd book. What I’ve written so far are just tidbits although they may turn… Continue Reading
Making this user friendly for my more senior readership May 20, 2006 I’ve had a few older folks tell me that they’re having a hard time navigating through my stuff on the Upper Great Lakes Scandal…. Continue Reading
Tongue in cheek? May 20, 2006 I almost forgot. I was at the Memorial Blood bank yesterday with my sweetie so we could donate a pint of blood. A Mr…. Continue Reading
If you build (write) it they will come. May 20, 2006 My blog is no Daily Dish with its tens of thousands of daily hits. Of course, with millions of eccentric blogs out there I… Continue Reading
“at the end of the large case queue” May 19, 2006 After fighting uploading glitches for the past couple hours I finally can post the FBI letter telling Don Boyd “Squeue you!” Don’s FOIA request… Continue Reading
Endorsement May 18, 2006 My brain is so tired. I spent nine hours with Don Boyd today going through his files. I was inspired enough, despite my exhaustion, to put… Continue Reading
The Cache May 18, 2006 I’m heading off with Don Boyd to see his hidden cache of information on the scandal I’m writing about. Don tells me that what… Continue Reading
Small World May 15, 2006 Speaking of the Bye family. . . its such a small world. My next door neighbor in Mankato, Minnesota, Mary Lofy was a friend… Continue Reading
Bye Again May 15, 2006 Don Bye was elected the 8th Congressional District DFL Chairman again over the weekend. The News Tribune’s story says he was the chair for… Continue Reading
A former City Councilor chimes in May 15, 2006 I just got a call from a former city councilor. The Councilor too enjoyed the column. The Councilor also told me that that the UGLRC scandal helped convince them… Continue Reading
Boo May 15, 2006 After my last post I returned to the manuscript and found it a little quicker read. Thank goodness. Before setting it aside to get in a my… Continue Reading
TMI May 15, 2006 Reading the Boyd manuscripts is going to be a challenge. Its death by a thousand details. I know that in the end a simple… Continue Reading
Million Dollar Man May 9, 2006 The Million Dollar Man Published May 11, 2006 “Last November I had great fun writing about the dirty business which may have helped launch… Continue Reading
Breakfast with a convict May 3, 2006 Last year I wrote a column about an ancient local political scandal involving Jim Oberstar’s questionable funding sources for his 1974 campaign. I mentioned Don… Continue Reading
