Comments on: Today’s Miscellaneous Local Links

By: Mpls Simpleton

Mpls Simpleton — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:52:16 +0000

Looks like Hennepin County has partially rolled back the smoking ban.

www.startribune.com/stories/462/5780454.html

Let the sparks fly!

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:06:10 +0000

Kewl First Avenue photos. I think I was at half of those. Looking forward to tomorrow’s show more than ever now.

By: alamn

alamn — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:26:12 +0000

Okay, now this is getting a little strange....

Someone (Jim from Stillwater) has written a poem about yours truely and posted on the corn fritters blog.

It's based on Poe's "The Raven." It's spooky -- not only did they spoof one of my favorite poems, the even picked my cheep beer of choice as a "perch."

By: lost link

lost link — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:30:28 +0000

here is the link to this PI Press article in question

By: alamn

alamn — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:25:17 +0000

"about to get nasty?" Some people in this debate drove past nasty some time ago. A few examples from local pro-smoke blogs to prove my point:

The Fraters blog, Oct. 6, 2005

Clearing the air blog (Mark Wernimont), August 11, 2005

Anti-Strib blog, August 8, 2005.

Oh well. Such is the life of a blogger for the American Lung Association. As the cartoon character Super Chicken used to say, "I knew the job was dangerous when I took it..."

By: mook

mook — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:58:05 +0000

Today’s real smoking ban story is in the Pi Press. Bar owners and ban opponents are talking about getting the smoking ban issue on the ballot, as a referendum, and also recalling a council memnber who favors the ban (no names were named).

It’s about to get nasty…

By: garcia

garcia — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:15:46 +0000

"Our customers are crossing the bridge and going to Anoka, where they can smoke," he said.

And I'm crossing from Dakota into Hennepin County more and more often to enjoy an evening out without having to leave my jacket in the garage overnight to try and eliminate some of the smell.

By: bland

bland — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:59:26 +0000

My parents used to own the K-Town Bowl in Kensington. A six lane bowling alley with spiffy above-ground ball returns. I spent a fair amount of my youth there until a volunteer firefighter set the place on fire and it burnt to the ground. Go K-Town!

By: s4xton

s4xton — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:48:59 +0000

The Strib article I'm trying to ignore has a photo from the future:

Mark Regan, front, and Dale Schumm, both of Osseo, leave the warm confines of Duffy's Bar & Grill in Osseo for a smoke on Dec. 9, 2006

I guess the smoking ban is still in effect a year from now.