The Forrestor Troubadour

I    was in high school, probably freshman year, and supposed to already be in bed. What kept me awake and glued to the television was a fascinating documentary anchored by Peter Jennings of ABC about the John F. Kennedy assassination.             The digital reenactments, researcher lectures, and witness testimony had me riveted. I had learned a bit about the 1963 shooting in Dallas in the typical classroom lecture (and cramming the dates and facts before tests) but never really thought past the basic textbook material. But that ABC doc was so interesting to me, for whatever reason, that I remember thinking:             " Who needs fiction when real life is this bizarre ?”              As I recall, the conclusion of the documentary was that the evidence presented supported the Warren Commission, that august panel of men tasked by new President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate Kennedy’s assassination. As I turned the set off, I still had a buzz and many questions, bu

Visit here for information about Minnesota Auditor Rebecca Otto's run for 2018 Minnesota Governor:  https://www.rebeccaotto.com/index               NORTH OAKS- Last weekend, I had a great opportunity to meet Rebecca Otto. She currently serves as Auditor of Minnesota and is running for Minnesota Governor. The race has several interested candidates, and I'm especially eager to see and hear as many in-person as possible. The gathering was held at a private residence in North Oaks, and even though the weather was windy and wet, several dozen people turned out throughout the roughly 2-hour session.               As a deciding voter, I greatly appreciated the set-up of the gathering: Otto discussed her background and reasons for running for governor during the first portion of the session, and then participated in a question-and-answer forum for the second portion. Photo from rebeccaotto.com            https://rebeccaotto.com/2014/bio