Reader Andi Lassiter has responded to our request for pictures of the ways people are calling “dibs” for July 4th parade viewing spots.
In St. Peter, she notes, people have already staked out their turf for a parade that doesn’t start until Monday.
“This is why our family will not be attending the Saint Peter parade,” she says.
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins