tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post8526725496619196669..comments2023-12-18T10:15:52.664-06:00Comments on Gillette-Torvik Blog: Big money lost by MenardsBart Torvikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13661031240106200076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-8988604568560956592013-08-16T10:11:56.752-05:002013-08-16T10:11:56.752-05:00Charlie is Larry's son. Larry was the long-ti...Charlie is Larry's son. Larry was the long-time operations manager for Menards (he retired in about 2008). At one time Charlie was being groomed to be John's replacement, but John got all bent out of shape over something at Charlie's wedding reception (a friend who was present felt that John took offense to a picture that was projected on a screen of Charlie and his fiance in one of the company's planes, but who really knows) and demoted him.Former Mayor of the Former Mount Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07573169152979700276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-22360257740765936392013-05-26T07:42:56.561-05:002013-05-26T07:42:56.561-05:00Well, the Supreme Court opinion implies that John ...Well, the <a href="http://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=52440" rel="nofollow">Supreme Court opinion</a> implies that John and Charlie Menards as brothers (see, e.g., Footnote 2, and paragraph 29), and that's what I was relying on. It appears that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Menard" rel="nofollow"> Charlie is actually John's nephew.</a> I apologize for the inconsequential error.Bart Torvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661031240106200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-15871998600281616822013-05-25T21:53:50.570-05:002013-05-25T21:53:50.570-05:00So if one fact is invalid the whole article is inv...So if one fact is invalid the whole article is invalid. signed any reliable journalistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-78653584993828464722013-05-25T21:51:26.004-05:002013-05-25T21:51:26.004-05:00John's brother is Not named CharlieJohn's brother is Not named CharlieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com