I did takeout (I like to eat lunch in my car and listen to the radio). I was in and out in the same amount of time it would take to get McDonald’s.

Overall, Baker’s CAN be fine, but you have to hit them at high-volume times (which is true of most BBQ places). I’ve been there when it’s quiet and you can tell the food has been sitting in warming storage.

If you’re going outside the realm of beef, you’ll have better luck with BBQ in MN. Ted Cook’s does a good job with ribs.

Do give Rack Shack a try. If Famous Dave’s is your go-to spot, there’s a good chance you’ll like it better. I honestly don’t mind Famous Dave’s, I just think it’s a bit too formulaic as most chains are. The best thing about my visit to Rack Shack was that you can tell they actually COOK the food (not just prepping it from cans/packages). This invites more variation in the food (e.g. some fatty pieces, some crunchy char, etc.). This is a good thing in BBQ.

As long as the food continues to be at least as good as what I had yesterday (I’m really eager to get back to try some ribs), I won’t be needing to go to Famous Dave’s in the south metro any more at all.

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There needs to be a line set, of what is and is not appropriate conduct, how the content is distributed, is of little concern.

In this particular instance we’re talking about a school board member disagreeing with the use of social media because might not happen to agree with what another member says to the public about an issue. In my opinion that’s exactly what a school board is supposed to be like–a mix of individual opinions which may not see eye to eye. If we were looking for a single opinion on any given topic we’d only have the superintendent running things and the public wouldn’t have input into a bunch of other people to provide ultimate direction.

I watched the portion of the meeting three times now and each and every time I become more annoyed by the fact that a representative of the people does not have a basic understanding of the fundamental rights of this country. Being that this is the same school board that voted to close a meeting to TV viewers so they could have a candid and open conversation, I have to admit that if I lived in the district I’d be calling for their resignations. These are the people directing decisions which impact those who are impressionable and learning–these are not the teachings we want to provide our children with.

The discussion Monday night was on a possible change to board policy, that some members think is a good idea, to proscribe board members from using social media, not just Twitter, to discuss board business.

I think all of the other four board members present Monday thought this was a good idea to some degree or another. A few also recognized it might be very difficult to write a policy like that and perhaps harder still to police or enforce it.

There was no discussion about those other silly issues like whether this comported with our understanding of first amendment rights.

Tim Burke
Farmington School Board member