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Sue Santa? For What??

Good Thing the Election’s Not in December Ok, so I didn’t really think the lawn sign (left) involved Santa Claus and litigation. But, I wasn’t exactly expecting a July election contest, either. It turns out that the primary for the St. Louis Park City Council is August 13. Ms. Santa is one of the incumbents. (File...
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“Too Good to Be True” Dept., or Housing Market Dandelions

Do the Home Sellers Know That? Somehow, I very much doubt the boast on the sign (above), located in front of the St. Louis Park Costco earlier today (I blocked off the last 4 numbers because I don’t want to provide any free advertising). For starters, I don’t know any Sellers parting with their homes...
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"So THAT’S Who’s Running for Governor!"

The (Lawn Sign) Tide Recedes First, a bit of explanation: thanks to the miracle of recorded TV and zipping/zapping, I watched virtually NO TV political commercials this election season. Second, I get almost all my news online, and have for years; so, I’ve become very good at tuning out all the commercial noise on the...
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Realtors & Politicians

Turf Wars (the Literal Kind) What do Realtors and Politicians have in common? No, it’s not a willingness to tell you whatever you want to hear (Realtors who make the mistake of doing that soon regret it). Rather, they both like to place signs with their names in 2′ high letters on your lawn.
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