So the first big Senate question has been resolved: Democrat Mark Begich beats incumbent “The Internet is a series of tubes” Ted Stevens on Stevens’ 85th birthday. Some of you may know that Begich is the son of Nick Begich, the last Democrat to be elected to the House of Representatives from Alaska. Further, you may know that the elder Begich disappeared in 1972, presumed lost in an aiplane crash, although his remains were never recovered (and prompting the law mandated emergency location transmitters on all U.S. civil aircraft.) And you may know that despite disappearing, Nick Begich was nonetheless re-elected posthumously to the House.
You may not know that Nick Begich was a Minnesotan. Yep. Born here to Croatian immigrants in Eveleth and a student at St. Cloud State and the University of Minnesota. Is it just me, or does there seem to be some unexpected Minnesota connection to every significant event in this election?
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2:45 pm
Eveleth, yo.
2:51 pm
Don’t you mean Eveleth?
2:52 pm
Corrected.
3:30 pm
One down, two to go.
3:38 pm
Wait a minute. Wellstone was on the way to Eveleth when his plane went down. And he was on his way to the funeral of Martin Rukavina — a steelworker of Serbian decent.
Where’s Ventura when you need him . . . ?
6:44 pm
So the new MNspeak doubles as Paul Havery’s Rest of the Story.
6:48 pm
And know Kevin knows … the rest of the secrets of the story city.
6:52 pm
Okay Max Sparber-Robinson-Rice-Harvey.