Jean Gabler (jmgabler@stthomas.edu) is program manager for undergraduate business programs at the University of St. Thomas. She lives in Merriam Park. In addition to reviewing theater and writing about community issues, she writes about baseball and the Minnesota Twins in her blog, The Knothole View. 
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