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Good morning from Collegeville,

In January of 1971 I went to my city council meeting in Coon Rapids to complain about snowmobiles running up and down the streets in my neighborhood. I came to the conclusion that I could do better than those who were representing us. I told my neighbors that I had the five dollar filing fee, but that was it. They would have to raise the rest. My next door neighbor was a co-chair along with a local doctor, Dr. Moriarity who helped mostly with his contacts in the community. I was 28 years old.

The incumbent was going for his third three year term of office. He was a vice president with a large insurance firm and what seemed to cost him the election was his published legal size brochure that listed all of his many qualifications on one side and my very short list of qualification on the opposite side. The voting public thought that was just not “Minnesota Nice.” When he came to my door on election night to congratulate me, I stood in the doorway hiding my bottle of beer behind my back. I am not sure why I was embarrassed. It was fun to participate in the process and I never even considered running for re-election. It is hard work.

This may say it all. Original video belongs to “Elizabeth Evans” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjrthOPLAKM

The APHC show this week is a re-broadcast of a show from The Fitzgerald Theater last October. John Lithgow revisits his lesser-known roles in the Lives of The Cowboys. Acoustic duo Storyhill perform “Blazing” and Nashville virtuoso Steve Wariner sings “Chet’s Guitar”.. Peter Ostroushko and Butch Thompson sit in with The Shoe Band. Enjoy the show.

“Always vote for a principle, though you vote alone, and you may cherish the sweet reflection that your vote is never lost.” John Quincy Adams.