If my home suburb of St. Louis Park, Minnesota had an official city publicist, I’d have thought he had dictated this piece to a Star Tribune reporter. But however it originated, I was happy to see SLP get recognition for bequeathing four major celebrities –Thomas Friedman, Al Franken, and Joel and Ethan Coen- to the world within a few years in the ‘70s. And also nice to see some quotes from Mim Kagol, high school journalism teacher of Friedman, Jeremy, and myself.
The story also includes the shocking information that Al Franken grew up on West 25th Street- so did I!
Posted by Stephen Silver at August 10, 2004 09:50 PM