I'm packing up and moving back to Minot, ask me anything!

[alexwcovington]

Shoot!

[Bunny]

1. What on earth for?

j/k. My brother spent about 20 years in Minot, in the AF. He moved back to PA last fall.

I hear it gets pretty cold there in the winter. ;)

[ewagner]

2. Minot was subject of an old Air Force Joke

They're going to close Minot AFB....as soon as they can find it.

[Bunny]

6. Another one:

Why not Minot? Freezin's the reason!

[alexwcovington]

7. That's pretty much the town motto

Though some don't repeat the second part.

[alexwcovington]

4. Bah. I like it.

It's hot in the summer too. But It's where I'm living and where I'm running for office!

[Bunny]

9. What office are you running for?

[alexwcovington]

11. State House, District 40

check the site www.johnathanmcclure.com

[Bunny]

13. Good Luck!

I'll e-mail your website address to my two nieces, who are still in Minot. I don't really know their political affiliation, but they're young and may give it a look.

[alexwcovington]

17. Thanks a bunch!

nt

[carols]

3. Do you have a job offer there?

The reason I ask is that I have been looking for a long time for a way to get the family out to some place rural on a shoestring. I am really, really tired of the hamster wheel of working just to keep my head above ater. Quality of life issues are really important to me - and getting more important by the day. I see all these wonderful places in the middle of nowhere and I think, "God I would love that. But how do you make a living there?" Now I know Minot isn't Mayberry, but I am sure it is a lot less populated than anywhere in Florida!
Carol

[alexwcovington]

5. Unfortunately no.

The jobs situation in Minot is such that if you want to really make any money, you have to be running the business.

I appreciate your interest though... Who knows, maybe a bit of pregressive spirit might help the situation.

[donsu]

8. a family member's 2nd husband was a Minot man

he had a nice grin

good luck

[alexwcovington]

10. Thanks

I'm often surprised how many people have even heard of it.

[Squeegee]

12. Where's Minot? nt

[alexwcovington]

15. If you didn't guess by the graphic, North Dakota

Nice place.

I've written most of these Wiki articles on it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minot
http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Minot

[markus]

14. Congratulations and welcome back!

And good luck with your race. It's a tought battle in this de facto one party state. I know. I was a "place holder" candidate for Senate last time in District 41. We had two fabulous House candidates who worked their asses off, and I actually did better than they did.

I know you're on my NDProgressiveDems list and the new list started by Barrett Gall (formerly of the Dean campaign, now working for the Satrom campaign).

[alexwcovington]

16. Yeah, I hear ya

It's worrisome at times, going up against staunch Republican incumbents. I really think I can swing it though...

[alexwcovington]

18. Gotta say, good response for a relative backwater

DU has more people registered than live in Minot.

19. ever know a high school teacher named Paco?

or maybe he was using his actual first name, Belford.

[alexwcovington]

20. It's a big enough high school

I haven't met all the teachers. Know the last name?

21. It would have been 15 years ago

Blackman is the last name.

I don't think he's anywhere near Minot these days.
If he's even still alive, he's probably somewhere in Spain, incognito.
(it's a long story)

[alexwcovington]

22. Hmmm

Yeah, I'm a very recent graduate. And I took French.

23. I'll tell you this much

He spoke 20 languages fluently.
Quite a character.

[alexwcovington]

24. Wow

I'm sure