An alert reader e-mailed us this afternoon about a column on citypages.com, a Minneapolis alternative weekly newspaper and Web site. The series of articles is entitled, "What's Wrong with Wisconsin?" and points out various "news of the weird" style tidbits that went down in America's Dairyland.
Some of the bullet points are pretty wrong, indeed. But it's taken out of context and petty, as every state in the Union has its share of nominees for the "Darwin Awards."
It would be far too easy for me to take this opportunity to start ripping on Minnesota right now. After all, I've enjoyed my visits to the Twin Cities, but I could talk in length about the Vikings and their inability to fill that dump they call the Metrodome even during the playoffs. I could talk about their lame "3.2" beer or the even-more-ridiculous-than-Wisconsin accents.
And oh yeah, this is the state that elected Jesse "The Body" Ventura as governor.
But I think I'll refrain, since the most telling criticism about Minnesota is that we in Milwaukee just don't think about it at all. It's not on our radar, and we certainly don't need to devote any ink (digital or otherwise) to reporting on bizarre domestic abuse cases in the land of 10,000 lakes.
Oh, by the way, Wisconsin has more lakes than Minnesota. But I digress.
Anyway, citypages.com, your Web site is cluttered and ugly, but I hope this link to "What's Wrong with Wisconsin?" sends you some traffic and maybe a few talkbacks.
Now, I'll get back to ignoring Minnesota again. I'll check back in when you settle your mess of a Senate fight, whenever that might be.
Andy is the president, publisher and founder of OnMilwaukee. He returned to Milwaukee in 1996 after living on the East Coast for nine years, where he wrote for The Dallas Morning News Washington Bureau and worked in the White House Office of Communications. He was also Associate Editor of The GW Hatchet, his college newspaper at The George Washington University.
Before launching OnMilwaukee.com in 1998 at age 23, he worked in public relations for two Milwaukee firms, most of the time daydreaming about starting his own publication.
Hobbies include running when he finds the time, fixing the rust on his '75 MGB, mowing the lawn at his cottage in the Northwoods, and making an annual pilgrimage to Phoenix for Brewers Spring Training.
