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Allison Sandve

St. Paul , MN
Commenter for
2 years 34 weeks

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Posted on 08/15/11 at 09:58 am in response to MPR hires Kevyn Burger as newscaster

Wonderful news! Kevyn has been missed!

Posted on 08/09/11 at 12:35 pm in response to Colon cleansing: Neither effective nor safe, researchers say

Thank you, MinnPost, for helping debunk one this inaccurate, but very persistent, myth. There are too many people out there who subscribe to the myths of "toxins in the intestinal tract" and the powers of quackery disguised as cures. (I know people who believe in this stuff.)

The internet does a lot of great things. It also spreads and perpetuates junk science and phony cures. Consequently, a lot of people are convinced that they, thanks to the "knowledge" gleaned from net-based...

Posted on 08/10/11 at 08:45 am in response to Minnesota activists turn their attention to Wisconsin and Iowa during the state's 'slow political season'

Does MinnPost give out freebies for successful political prognostication?

My March 24 prediction (I put Hopper at higher risk, but the outcome was the same) ... regrettably, Alberta Darling remains ...

"I'd put Randy Hopper, not Dan Kapanke, at the top of the vulnerable list, thanks to behavior that tends to alienate supporters and bolster foes' momentum. His district definitely leans GOP, but is also is home to lots of prison employees, who are powerful and very ticked off....

Posted on 06/28/11 at 05:50 pm in response to Capitol frustration, resignation mark shutdown attitudes

"Ratted out"? The poor child must have been scared to death, with good reason, to get in the car with his mother. He turned to a trusted adult for help, even though he probably knew there would be repercussions for his mother. That's a painful decision and a sad story. That's not ratting -- a word used lately to describe the likes of Whitey Bulger.

I'm a HUGE MinnPost fan but on this one, I have to say better choices of words were in order in this case ... not to mention a little...

Posted on 05/25/11 at 06:42 pm in response to Mark Dayton vetoes two abortion bills

Thank you, Gov. Dayton.

Posted on 05/20/11 at 07:03 pm in response to Legislative firestorm erupts over Bradlee Dean's prayer

From MPR today: We didn't know he was that controversial, certainly I didn't," Leidiger said. "That was not my intention to bring a controversial figure like that in before the House. This is an honest mistake."

Leidiger apparently would like us to think he has never heard of something called "the internet," much less Google.

Google Bradlee Dean. It takes about five seconds to figure him out.

What cannot be found is any evidence that this individual has any credentials...

Posted on 04/26/11 at 10:54 am in response to News break

Take care and get well!

Posted on 04/26/11 at 10:00 pm in response to Accidental Adult: Why we should all fall in love with Kate Middleton

I'm a proud feminist.

And I cannot wait to get up early Friday and watch the wedding of William and Kate!

Posted on 04/05/11 at 06:17 pm in response to Star Tribune web redesign: Open thread

I like it.

Posted on 03/24/11 at 08:26 pm in response to Wisconsin Senate recall efforts are buzzing, but Walker is the ultimate target

If past is prologue, it's hard to envision the recall efforts shifting the majority in the Wisconsin State Senate. Back in the day, I lobbied for a non-profit in the Wisconsin Legislature. Two state senators who were in office at the time were eventually recalled. But the circumstances suggest that a recall has to be preceded more by constituents feeling personally slighted by a legislator, and less by idealogical outrage.

Back then, a Republican senator named George Petak was...