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!