Predatory Offender Stonewall Jackson Drain Brings Shame Upon His Name, Look Away, Dixieland, Look Away...

Wikicommons photo, blog post by John Hoff

I often see predatory offenders on the jail roster, and sometimes I informally "register" their addresses by dumping information into the comments section of one particular blog post. But Stonewall Jackson Drain (yup, that's really his name) managed to rack up actual criminal charges for (I guess it would be fair to say) really, REALLY not keeping himself properly registered.

Click here for the criminal complaint. 

Drain, who no doubt wishes he was in the land of cotton (or anywhere else for that matter other than the Hennepin County Jail) was picked up for reportedly following a woman at...

JNS BLOG EDITORIAL: Recycle Your Unwanted Votes By Electing Johnny Northside As Soil And Water Conservation District Supervisor...

Photo of the "Lake Arian monster," Combat Outpost Arian, Afghanistan, 
blog post by John Hoff

You know what voting is like? It's like being invited to a party with all sorts of famous and interesting people like President Obama, Mitt Romney, Senator Amy Klobuchar. Served up at the party are gourmet treats upon which you feast.

Voter identification hot dish.

Marriage Amendment double layer cake.

But toward the end of the party, a bunch of people you don't know arrive and start to dominate your time and attention...