Fraters Libertas

Local MOBsters Do Good

The Minnesota Organization of Blogger's MOB Roll continues to add members at an alarming rate. If you haven't run the roster in a while, please do, there are all sorts of interesting new voices and new perspectives to be heard from.

I have the distinct vague memory of at least a couple of others from Keegan's last week expressing an interest in getting on the roll. There are of course few requirements for joining, the most important one is making sure we remember to put you on. An email with the URL is highly effective in this regard.

A few of our own are making waves in the other media as well.

Matt Abe (of the Scholar's Notebook) published a guest column in the Plymouth Sun Sailor, entitled "Is Integrated Math Right for Your Child?" Not having children in the Plymouth school system (or anywhere for that matter), I must admit I don't have an opinion on this matter. Although I share Martin Luther King's dream of someday having all integers judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin.

Also, Marty Andrade, of the appropriately named Martin Andrade blog, was featured last Sunday on KSTP's amateur radio talent search, The Next Big Thing. (Not to be confused with AM1280 The Patriot's amateur radio talent search called the Northern Alliance Radio Network.). I wasn't able to hear the show, but Marty's site includes several audio clips. Probably not of the radio show itself (given my dial up limitations, I'll never know for sure), but they are surely a flavor of what you might have heard last week. For those not aware, Marty is also a regular columnist at the Minnesota Daily.

And of course, Craig Westover, who was MSM before getting MOBed up, published his latest Pioneer Press column this week, entitled "Objective look taken at vaccines, autism." Apparently it was research for this article that made him "forget" his responsibilities last Saturday to pay tribute to the NARN on our first anniversary. Due to the excellence of the output, we are inclined to withdraw all implied threats and suspensions.

Nice job all. Other MOB members distinguishing themselves in other forums, let us know and we'll get the word out.
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