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Dean Carlson

Minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
5 years 20 weeks

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Posted on 10/26/09 at 02:03 pm in response to The Pioneer Press goes big on Denny Hecker

It lacks the local angle...but if you're into two part newspaper stories about spectacular business blow-ups, check out the Seattle Times' story about WaMu. Part 1 link below:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010131911_wamu...

Posted on 10/19/09 at 01:57 pm in response to Media outlets (mostly) reject Mall of America Field moniker

Vikings Cheerleaders have a blog at the Stib?

All can say is that there better be action photos involved.

Posted on 10/19/09 at 11:25 am in response to The first meeting of Stadium Task Force No. 1,347: Seriously ... some ways to solve the Vikings dilemma

Sorry Jay but the "just use the Gophers stadium for the Vikings" train has long left the station. And it's not just adding 20,000 more seats and luxury suites to make it palatable for the Vikes. The layout, locker rooms, concessions, seating, transportation system, and utilities are not in a configuration that any professional team would accept. Also what would you do with the 15,000 "M"s embossed on everything from seats, to elevators, to walkways. It just ain't happening.

Posted on 09/04/09 at 10:11 am in response to Live viewing of Obama speech to students banned at Becker School District

Reagan gave a speech to school kids about supporting the Line Item veto from criminy sakes!

Posted on 08/14/09 at 01:36 pm in response to Fresh from the Portable People Meters: July radio ratings

Here's a question. How deep into the data can radio stations go with this information? For instance, if KQ plays a Journey song, can they figure out if a larger percentage of people switched the station at that given time than normal? Of if Barriero goes on another mind boggling rant and I hit the button to the Current would that get picket up (maybe not personally but in the aggregate?) If that level of detail is there, that's a powerful tool for programming.

Posted on 08/13/09 at 10:22 am in response to As a gay candidate for governor, Paul Koering says he has no party support

Let's face it, most Republicans are smart enough to know they can't state their biases baldly in public. Therefore they talk in euphemisms. Can't say you don't want a black man as your president? Question his legitimacy by calling him a Muslim or his origin of birth.

Same goes with gays. The writer above knows that in a public forum he is suppose to have no issue with Koering's sexual orientation, even though in reality he does. Therefore the writer has to accuse Koering of...

Posted on 07/15/09 at 03:06 pm in response to Which radio talkers do Portable People Meters help?

Re: KQ.

Go to a construction site and all you hear is KQ. It's like you can only buy radios at Home Depots hard set to 92.5.

Posted on 07/13/09 at 01:18 pm in response to Updates: The diaper turns, St. Cloud layoffs, Perkins, Jeter

Dang! When I read the teaser with names Perkins and Jeter listed, I thought you'd be dishing dirt about the Yankees and Glen Perkins' sudden illness.

Posted on 07/06/09 at 01:28 pm in response to Happy 4th of July, too late

O.k. I'll bite. Then WHY did the 4th of July become "The Holiday?" Is July 2nd too close to Canada Day?

Posted on 07/02/09 at 07:32 am in response to New state GOP leaders look to the future

the party needs only make Minnesotans understand the righteousness of the true conservative message

Yea, that's really going to help me figure out how to pay for my kids college, make sure the road I drive on to work isn't littered with potholes, and ensure that my mother-in-law gets proper treatment at the nursing home.