Friday morning digest: white gopher edition

The Spring Valley Herald reports Brother catches albino gopher 28 years after brother trapped one.  The discovery recalls the words of Rilke: "You must change your life."

As for the gopher, it is recovering from its sprained foot and will be spending its days in the Minnesota Zoo.

The MSU Reporter looks at student activism in Election dreams:MSU's Democratic student organizations gear up for election season. The Walz bit:

Walz, a former Mankato West High School educator, represents 1st Congressional District and is running for re-election.

Walz has said working to ensure Minnesota Universities and colleges remain some of the best in the country and that all those who would like to attend college should be able to do so affordably is important.

College Democrats has been working with community political groups to aid them in their goals and support of these Democratic campaigns.

Colin Laughlin, MSU alumnus and deputy finance director of Walz' campaign said Walz is looking forward to working with the MSU College Democrats. Laughlin said the campaign would like to "engage the entire MSU student body and work to elect great Democratic candidates like Congressman Walz and Senator Obama".

Helping the College Democrats get first time voters to the polls for this election is also a main priority for Walz he said.

The Populista Report looks at a New ad from Team Sarvi "Wrong". Go over and give Steve Sarvi's campaign a little coin to make sure more people show it.

In the district, Ron Amundson isn't happy about Civil Rights for Sale and the RNC. KTTC-TV reporter and blogger Chris Hrapsky reflects on the policing of First Amendment rights as well.

Far more common than an albino gopher, Brian Davis's spam appears in the New Ulm Journal today. The letter wars continue in the pages of the Winona Daily News, where The Draz says he's spent hours with Brian Davis, and Day's brother, former mayor of Rochester, claims even a longer association with Senator Day. We have no reason to question either claim.

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I stopped at the library to review some of the local small town papers and was almost kicked out for laughing so hard at Davis' letter.
I expected to see that he worked in the "energy industry" which immediately brought to mind Congressman Walz's comment at FarmFest about his work in the energy industry ... pumping gas. But we should vote for him because he's a "taxpayer" ... gosh, I hope so ... but did he pay his taxes on time ? To me one of the characteristics of honesty, it to comply to the tax laws that require timely payment. Actually, I would like proof that he filed income taxes ... his creditability needs to be proven before we can except him at his word.

Seriously, why does he propose no changes in the structure of royalty payments ? Made he needs to contact Governor Sarah Palin who demand changes in royalty payments from the oil industry in Alaska.