BEST BOONDOGGLE

It seemed like a good idea at the time. In July, when Brian Herron tearfully stepped down from his post as representative of Minneapolis's Eighth Ward after being caught taking bribes, constituents and city leaders called for an independent investigation into possible corruption at Minneapolis City Hall. Then-Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton heeded the call by appointing...a contributor to her political campaigns. When a legitimately independent snoop, Chicago attorney Joe Duffy, was finally brought in, city officials got just what they wanted in exchange for the $150,000 of public money that paid for the probe: a cursory glance at the Herron case and a clean bill of health.

Latest Best Of User Comments

  • BEST COLUMNIST (1)
    2008-12-18 19:29:18
    I was Patrick's sports editor at the St. Paul papers in the early 1980s and it was one of my...
  • BEST STRIP CLUB (1)
    2008-12-16 10:53:25
    What the hell are you recommending here? This place sounds more like a club for gentlemen. Is...
  • BEST FRIES (1)
    2008-11-03 15:38:20
    Barbette's used to be good; i would say they peaked in 2004. Since then, they have been going...
  • BEST AM RADIO PERSONALITY (1)
    2008-11-01 20:07:22
    wow i am stumped this gut is just plain not funny and a real dipsh-t if you were to ask...
  • BEST BAND NAME (2)
    2008-10-22 19:52:07
    Shouls have have been Best Band award!

Best of Minneapolis 2002 Award Graphics

  • Weekly
  • Music
  • Promotions
  • Dining
  • Events