2000 DFL State Convention: The Saturday Struggle

The DFL State Convention moved ahead today in a fairly normal fashion. The candidates spoke to the delegates in the following order: Steve Kelley, Michael Ciresi, Ole Savior, Steve Miles, David Lillehaug, Rebecca Yanisch and Jerry Janezich. The speeches didn’t differ...

He’s All Wet

This will be a truism at the DFL Convention for DFL Party Chair Michael Erlandson.   Erlandson will be taking the stage front and center – in a dunk tank – available to all this weekend. He will be taunting the delegates to pitch balls at a target in order...

A Thief in the Night

There is a political joke which goes something like this: What is the difference between a Liberal and a Conservative? A Conservative is a Liberal who has been robbed. Well, now we will see if the politics of DFL Party Chairman Mike Erlandson change. On Saturday...

2000 Humphrey Day Pictures

Congressman Bruce Vento Congressman Bruce Vento and  Checks & Balances Publisher Shawn Towle Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson, Congressmen Martin Olav Sabo and Julie Sabo Congressman Bruce Vento, Olin Moore, Checks & Balances Publisher Shawn Towle and DFL...

Here He Comes, Again

Monday morning greeted DFL Party Chair Mike Erlandson and Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL-02, Erskine) with the information that Dayton Hudson Heir Millionaire and former State Auditor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) was entering the DFL field to challenge US Senator Rod...