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I hope he told the kids,

kidjon — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:26:50 -0600

I hope he told the kids, "God made cops so firefighters would have heroes".

What do you think of the

Kristin Holtz — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:35 -0600

What do you think of the in-school vaccination plan? Vote in our online poll.

A Minnesotan gives his take

Kristin Holtz — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:48:12 -0600

A Minnesotan gives his take on Christopher's departure from the show.

It looks like The Tap and

kidjon — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:37:45 -0600

It looks like The Tap and McDonalds can now mooove on

Some would say this is a

PAT T LAND — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:59:45 -0600

Some would say this is a true Cash Cow!

Reading some of the blogs

Kristin Holtz — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:23:01 -0600

Reading some of the blogs about yesterday's show. Everyone agrees that Christopher should be out (here's a great summary of why); however, many are angry about the Gordana decision.

"Gordana Gehlhausen was, shockingly, Out. It is a bit perplexing, since her gown was great and so closely resembled the Monet painting, but Nina felt Gordana’s biggest flaw was that she didn’t know who she was as a designer." Nick Verreos, season two contestant

"Why didn’t GORDANA win for her dress? The judges never seemed to warm up to her. But in my opinion, she was the only one of these designers left who has amazing technical skills combined with an artistic beauty and vision that could really add a voice into the fashion world. Gordana is a clothing maker, yes, but she is also an artist. None of the other girls can come close to claiming this. I’m not even going to mention Christopher." Chris March, season four contestant

Comments from Blogging Project Runway reactions' post:

"Gordana was robbed."

"Gordana didn't deserve the Auf today. Not if they were going by the way they've made decisions all season, all these years."

"Gordana has been unfairly critiqued the whole season and tonight she was aufed without any reason at all. The judges have had some sort of weird prejudice or irrational bias against her: she either makes beautiful outfits that are judged too 'safe,' or she makes outfits that the judges agree are beautiful, but she's criticized for not being confident enough. She could never win."

"PR" episode 12 We didn’t

Kristin Holtz — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:05 -0600

"PR" episode 12

We didn’t even need a show.

My sister and I knew exactly who was headed to New York Fashion Week.

It's not rocket science when three of five designers have never landed in the bottom three up against two designers who have a total of nine bottom-three finishes.

The judges made the right decision, of course, sending the three females to Bryant Park. Any of them could have faltered last night and still had a spot on that famous runway.

Goodbye to Shakopee designer Christopher Straub, who despite no formal training made it to the top five and was the final male remaining.

His dress really wasn't that attractive, especially after a judge compared it to a long jean skirt. However, I have to give Christopher props for his confidence and sticking with the garment.

“This piece speaks more about me than any other piece I put down the runway," Straub told the judges.

However, he also knew he was the oddball.

"[I'm just the] wacky, weird guy who doesn’t listen and just does whatever he wants to do," he said.

I didn't like any of the final challenge dresses all that much. Althea's was sloppy on top. Gordana's was boring and simple. Irina's dress reminded me of a '70s Roman goddess - maybe her inspiration by not very realistic. Carol Hannah did the best job capturing her inspiration, I thought, but the dress was safe.

I think I'll be pulling for Carol Hannah in the finale, if she can make a pair of pants. While Irina has produced the best garments yet, her attitude is a turn off. And something about Althea just rubs me the wrong way. But I'll have to wait to see the final collections before I choose a favorite.

None of the girls were in the top three in the first episode, but they are the best representatives of the season and deserve to show collections.

I wonder how much cash

kidjon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:33 -0600

I wonder how much cash attornies walked away with?

It comes down to tonight.

Kristin Holtz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:27:05 -0600

It comes down to tonight. Find out if Shakopee's Christopher Straub is "in" or "out" on his bid to show a collection at Bryant Park on "Project Runway" tonight. Airs at 9 p.m. on Lifetime.

I'd like to thank everyone

carlashutrop — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:09:16 -0600

I'd like to thank everyone that gave me their support. It is an honor to have the opportunity to serve our children and community. I would like to thank my fellow candidates for a great campaign. Thanks again,
Carla Shutrop

I want to congratulate both

nike68 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:05:09 -0600

I want to congratulate both Pamala Punt and Steve Clay on their election to city council. Both deserve our support to make Shakopee a better place. I also want to thank all those that supported me regardless of the outcome.

Todd Schoenike

Congratulation to the new

IlikeShakopee — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:27:47 -0600

Congratulation to the new members of the School board.

Carla, Anthony,
My sincere congratulations.
I have only two requests for you: Please challenge the Status Quo and do not get complacent.
Ah, and I voted Yes for the sake of our kids, but please make sure we are not surprised by the same situation in a few years down the road.

Not very happy to see that

IlikeShakopee — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:13:41 -0600

Not very happy to see that we have a mayor that do not seem to care for the people of Shakopee. He did not show up at the candidate’s forum at Marcus Theaters last Sunday. I understand he might have had a valid reason, but not providing a reason for his non-attendance I consider it disrespectful with our community. The citizens present at that meeting were concerned with the mayor's lack of transparency and interest in the issues of the community. The police department was also criticized in the meeting for their lack of involvement in the increasing meth problem we have in Shakopee. Mayor we demand more involvement in the community concerns, we demand a more effective police enforcement of law by the police department and we demand your respect to the community when your presence is requested. Shakopee is a raw jewel, but the jewelers are taking too long to polish it. Our city council and administrators appear very stale. Get on with the times and start using Facebook, YouTube and this blog as your forums. Nobody under 55 watches the community channel, this is media from the 70's and in today’s world they are very unappealing. I am happy for our new council woman, Pamela Punt whom I supported. Pamela, please bring a spark of energy to our soporific city council and mayor, and get that police force moving, you heard the complaints.

According to my notes from

sfiecke — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:04:09 -0600

According to my notes from that night, what he said is that he thought it'd be hard to cut down in either law enforcement or the fire department, but perhaps the city could save money by having firefighters work more cohesively with other fire departments.

I want to sincerely thank

PPunt — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:11:35 -0600

I want to sincerely thank all of my supporters for each and every one of the 1253 votes you cast for me. I am honored to be selected to represent you. I also want to thank my fellow candidates for a great campaign - everyone was so gracious and acted so honorably throughout. I am proud to be a member of this community. I am ready to serve you.

Many thanks,
Pamela Punt
pamela@pamelapunt.org