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Andy Aplikowski Interview Transcript

By Jeff Fecke | 05.08.07 | 9:46 pm

The following is a transcript of an interview conducted by Jeff Fecke of Minnesota Monitor of Andy A. Aplikowski.

MM: First of all, 2006 was a difficult year for the Republican party, both in Minnesota and nationally.  What do you

Conservative Republican Insider: ‘Hacktacular’ New Start on Way for GOP

By Jeff Fecke | 05.08.07 | 7:56 pm

[Update]:  Per the comments on this post, Mr. Aplikowski appears to have backed away from the comments he made to Jeff Fecke.  Minnesota Monitor strives for fairness in all our work, but truth, according to the code of ethics to

There’s a Nightmare in My Closet

By Leigh Pomeroy | 04.29.07 | 9:28 am

And it’s called TAXES!
Nightmare in My Closet
One of my kids’ favorite books when they were small was Mercer Mayer‘s…

MSU Mankato College Republicans Receive Tim Pawlenty Chapter of the Year Award

By Leigh Pomeroy | 03.29.07 | 1:12 pm

Politics is full of irony, which is like saying, “Yes, bears do perform natural behaviors in the woods.” One of those recent ironies occurred when the Minnesota State University, Mankato College Republicans

Have something to say to the GOP?

By Sara Reller | 02.19.07 | 12:32 pm

St. Paul will be the place to do it in a little over a year. But if you want to make sure the 2008 GOP convention at the Xcel Energy Center in Downtown St. Paul doesn’t disrupt your schedule, or…

Groundhog Day in Minnesota

By Leigh Pomeroy | 02.02.07 | 1:05 pm

If the woodchuck sees its shadow, are there six more weeks of campaigning?

People in the rest of the country, maybe even in the rest of the world, must think Minnesotans are truly schizophrenic. That’s…