The Minnesota State Fair has announced the new foods that can be found at this years fair. Last year I did a review of fair food, but it looks like I will have more work to do this year!
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As mentioned on Tuesday, we were discussing writing a Gambit about our favorite on-air talent at the local sports-talk radio station, KFAN. This is that Gambit.
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Hi-Fi, the Big Ticket, Bump… the best KFAN host is Dan Barreiro. None of the other hosts/shows can cover so much ground; talking about sports, politics, and beyond. And he does his show with intelligence, wit, and even some low-brow humor from time to time. He’s been named “Best Sports Talk Radio Host” by City Pages in 2005 and 2006. He’s the only host on KFAN that can pull fans in from the other AM stations in town. The only negative thing I can say about the show is the sidekick, Justin Gaard. Gaardsy brings little to the table besides being a (not-so) smart-ass. Gaard does a fine job of steering Barreiro, but tries to get his own thoughts and opinions in too much. But despite that, I give Barreiro the edge over the Powertrip.
Thought you all might appreciate a look inside the inner workings of how we do things here at Gambit Central.
(I don’t necessarily think that, but it’ll be obvious why I’m doing this, shortly.)
Most of the work is done by email carrier pigeon. So for example, Alex sends out the topic, or in this case, this:
I’ve got a two-day hangover, a day off, and a doctor’s appointment at
Noon. So I’m not really in a thinking mood. Any suggestions for
topics for tomorrow?
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We didn’t have a strong theme contender for the Gambit today, so I’ve opened up the floor for a sports grab bag. I suggested the topics of Buster Posey/Catchers blocking the plate (Wade A suggested this last week), and Ricky Rubio’s long voyage overseas, but we may also wander off the reservation a bit to other subjects too. Read on for some quick takes after the break:
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I stumbled across a poll yesterday in our venerable news institution, the Star Tribune online. In it, they asked which Minnesota athlete was the “most iconic”, and gave the following options:
Read past the jump for our staff votes and editorials.
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