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Sen. Dick Day on voter "stupidity" and disenfranchisement

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By Staff, The Uptake
January 12, 2009
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie delivered a statement and took questions from the Minnesota State Senate's State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Committee. Several Republican members of the Committee raised questions casting shadows of doubt on the recount process. Sen. Dick Day (R-Owatanna) questioned the need for a State Canvassing Board to count improperly filled out ballots, adding that he does not care "if you're disenfranchised or not."

Secretary Ritchie emotionally fired back by recalling his elderly grandmother, "sharp as a tack until the day she died," who could not fill in a circle due to shaking. Ritchie defended the process and expressed disappointment in elected officials who did not do more to quell "false" criticisms of both state officials and the recount process from some segments of the local and national media.

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February 8: The week ahead at the Capitol

By Lawrence Schumacher, TC Daily Planet

Assuming the weather doesn't shut everything down, there are a lot of early opportunities to speak up at the Capitol this week.

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THEATER | At the Chanhassen, "Footloose" is fun

By Rebecca Mitchell, TC Daily Planet

More than a decade since the musical originally opened on Broadway and over 25 years since the film it was based on was released, Footloose still resonates. The musical, currently playing at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, isn't an artistic breakthrough and it isn't the best show I expect to see all year, or even all month. It is, however, an energetic experience that's sure to meet audience expectations for a fun night out. And beyond the expected dance show, this staging offers an additional emotional punch, underscoring the various ways we deal with heartache and the ties that bind us.MORE »

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