It was a year ago today that True North launched.
The original idea came from Derek “Chief” Brigham, Andy “Teh Mayer” Applikowski, Lassie, Doctor Jonz, Kevin Ecker and a small group of other center-right regional bloggers; provide a clearinghouse for not only the best center-right alt-media in the region, but a place to coordinate activism.
It’s a big job, and – unlike most of the big institutional leftyblogs like the Minnesoros “Independent” , the MNPost and the late, unlamented Daily Mold, it’s a labor of love; there’s no money going in or coming out.
But we were, as Elwood Blues memorably put it, “on a mission from God”. And we still are; one of our big original reasons to exist was to provide alt-media coverage not only of the convention, but of the convention’s protesters. Oh, yeah – and the election, too.
The first year’s been a great run! Congrats, all!
Elwood: It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we gotta full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.