Osler's Razor

Some students just make your day (and your class) better. Kelly Geistler was one of those students. Typically, she described my look in the above photo with her as "just the right amount of crazy." 

Kelly had been through a bit of life before law school, starting with a college basketball career. She was one of those students who taught me as much as I taught her, and her understanding of substance abuse policy was something I relied on even after she graduated.

After law school, Kelly took a fascinating and relatively unconventional career path, working in various policy roles for the city of Minneapolis. At one point, she was coordinating the work of four committees and one commission-- and people who have worked in city government can understand what an accomplishment that is. In 2019, she took a job as the Deputy City Clerk in Rochester, Minnesota, and now is the Interim City Clerk there.

We make a big fuss over national politics, but the truth is that our local officials, and the choices they make, probably have a much more direct impact in our lives. We are all better off when people like Kelly are in that mix.

# posted by Mark Osler @ 1:00 AM