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mndemsocialist

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7. I liked your story

Reply to kickysnana (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 14, 2014, 12:43 AM

Nov 2014

I liked reading about your family history.

I can't really offer anything from my family's political history as interesting as yours, but I am one of the few people I know who studied about labor unions in high school social studies as part of the established lesson plan (Maybe that was more common here in MN schools than in Iowa). I also remember my social studies teacher playing for my class a recording of an interview with Norman Thomas, the Socialist Party candidate for president in the '30's and '40's, about the value of third parties.

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New to Minnesota [View all] mndemsocialist Nov 2014 OP

I was born in Minnesota... malokvale77 Nov 2014 #1

There's not much real gerrymandering. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2014 #2

The evils of gerrymandering was a topic in my 5th grade MN social studies text. kickysnana Nov 2014 #4

I liked your story mndemsocialist Nov 2014 #7

Welcome and where do you hail from? And whereabouts are you located in general. glinda Nov 2014 #3

Thanks for the welcome mndemsocialist Nov 2014 #6

Yes, I totally agree with you on all points. glinda Nov 2014 #8

Redistrcting in Minnesota is done by the legislature, Jenoch Nov 2014 #5