Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:<\/p>\n
Ramsey County proudly announced the opening of premier courts for a Hmong game called Tuj Lub at Keller Park in Maplewood.<\/p>\n
Players need a piece of grass about the size of a tennis court.\u00a0 But they can\u2019t provide their own lawn, or form a club like the Curling Club on Selby Avenue, or get a business to sponsor them like the bocce ball courts in the basement of the Halftime Rec on Front Avenue.\u00a0 They need Ramsey County government to subsidize their hobby.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a shooter, an American competitive sport with a long and noble tradition.\u00a0 When do I get a shooting range?<\/p>\n
If we\u2019re not going to subsidize all sports, then how do we pick and choose which?<\/p>\n
For that matter, why subsidize ANY sports?\u00a0 Is that the purpose of Ramsey County government?<\/p>\n
In pioneer days, the County was the principal organizational unit of government statewide.\u00a0 But Ramsey County is almost entirely contained within cities.\u00a0 What is the purpose of Ramsey County government nowadays?<\/p>\n
Joe Doakes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
To provide an income for the Democrat oolitical classs.<\/p>\n
Come on, Joe. \u00a0You’re not new to this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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