These are two of a series of videos made by faculty and students at various Twin Cities area schools as part of a contest to get a local furniture store to help them improve their teacher's lounge. These are my two favorite videos of the bunch.
Nellie Stone Johnson Community School, in North Minneapolis, an area you will know from this blog because of the tornado that went through there about a year ago:
Edison High School, in Nordeast, Minneapolis, MN, which is the part of the Twin Cities where much of Amanda's family originally comes from (some still live there):
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But please, avoid Minneapolis, OK?
With the Democratic National Convention going on in Denver, and the Republican Convention about to start in Saint Paul, I thought I'd pass on some helpful advice for Republican delegates and others who may be coming to town.
A few days ago I wrote a note to each of several trusted fellow political activists asking them to provide me with a short list of which of the many candidates running for Mayor of Minneapolis they would feel comfortable with winning this important race.
Yesterday, Minneapolis had a convention pursuant to the process of electing a new Mayor. Also, sausages were made.