A friend of mine just pointed out that Peter McLaughlin had made the big
time -- that is, CJ's gossip column.....
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3374871.html
CJ on Peter McLaughlin.....
Sara Meyer's ex-husband, Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, can
forget her vote, judging from the "Ed Felien for County Commissioner" sign
in the front yard of the Edmund Boulevard house where they used to live.
Meyer sold the house but left behind the sign -- as a memento? I left a
message for Meyer, who produces "Midday" for MPR, and received this voice
mail: "Hello, this is Sara Meyer returning your call. Yes, I'm the woman
who was married to Peter McLaughlin for 18 years. . . . He dragged out the
divorce until August. The house was sold in September. And the answer to
your question is that I put up the lawn sign. Bye-bye." Now I know that
McLaughlin's laughter during our interview was of the nervous variety. His
responses were minimal: "She must be supporting Eddie, I don't know. . . .
It's not my front yard. . . . Yes, it's my understanding that she sold the
house. . . . I am divorced." When told of the amusing -- if it's not
happening to you -- story about what got them to divorce court, McLaughlin
said, "It's been going around for a while. That is a total fabrication.
Frankly, you need to think about the motives of the people." I told
McLaughlin I would not repeat the story, but I'm alluding to it so that you
readers won't inundate me with you-know-the-story e-mail. "There's not a
grain of truth in it," McLaughlin said. "And it's meant to hurt me." Based
on the details that Meyer shared, there was a time or two when McLaughlin
deeply hurt her.
EY: Now I wonder if this is the same amusing story Mark Stenglein told me
about Peter McLaughlin -- and CJ has it just right -- the story is very
amusing -- if it's not happening to you.
Congratulations to Peter McLaughlin for making the big time!
Eva Young
Near North
Minneapolis
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