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Kathy Magnuson

Saint Paul, MN
Commenter for
5 years 24 weeks

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Posted on 12/09/10 at 12:25 pm in response to Minnesota above average in number of women legislators

The headline "Minnesota above average in number of women legislators" conveys that we are doing great and have reason to celebrate. "All states, including Minnesota, still lagging" might be more accurate. The fact that we are better than most states (small consolation) and still women are woefully underrepresented in Minnesota AND lost ground in this election is the story.

Posted on 06/15/10 at 01:46 pm in response to The Naked Cities: Twin Cities and crime, then and now

First of all - I am a big fan of and contributor to MinnPost - but - I do need to question the sequence and wording of text in today's Daily Glean:

We at the Glean would like to suggest that his actions stretch the definition of peeping Tom, and that he probably should simply be referred to as an "attempted rapist."
It could be worse. There could be coyotes wandering around the Twin Cities metro area, killing dogs.

Do you really intend to say that something worse than...

Posted on 12/09/08 at 12:45 pm in response to The impatient patient: brain injury, part 2

Casey:

Great to read your update. Thoughtful, reflective and with some humor - the same Casey in many ways. I've missed your words on MinnPost and look forward to more. Best wishes!

Posted on 12/05/08 at 12:54 pm in response to Franken-Coleman Recount: One reporter's personal journey through the spin and Twitter of a post-modern, post-campaign campaign

Jay:

Thank you for your thoughtful, reasoned observations and opinions. As you point out, voices of reason are something we could use a lot more of.

To your point about what if a woman had been the candidate against Coleman and whether the discourse in the campaign and post-campaign would have been any different - it is a good question. I also can't help but wonder how it might have been different if Jack Nelson-Pahlmeyer, a justice and peace studies professor, had been one of...