Opposing RNC 2008: Nobody Told "Frogtown" To Clean Up Its Act (Photo 2)

Photo by John Hoff

Here is the kind of litter I loathe the most: phone books tossed on the steps of business locations which are clearly vacant. You can see this all along University Avenue on the way to the State Capitol Building.

I'm embarrassed to see St. Paul looking like this when delegates from all over the nation are in town. I've advocated for a change of policy in Minneapolis, but St. Paul needs it, too: tossing a phone book in front of a property which is clearly, undeniably vacant should be considered littering.

But, hey, our Republican friends will tell you there's PLENTY of trees. CUT 'EM DOWN AND MAKE PHONE BOOKS, THEN THROW THOSE PHONE BOOKS IN THE TRASH. Don't worry, earth will grow MORE and there's plenty of natural resources up in ALASKA.

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