There is a story in the Pioneer Press ^[1] about how St. Paul is making “public-private partnerships” to make ends meet:

Also, a summertime “Movies in the Park” program is sponsored by Comcast, and the city’s graffiti-eradication program comes courtesy of Wagner, the power paint-sprayer company. Even this newspaper sponsors the city’s bookmobile.

What’s next? A swing set sponsored by McDonald’s? Where is the line?

While I don’t really share the outrage of the Pioneer Press (advertising is already everywhere else, plus it’s an excellent source of non-tax revenue), I also kind of wonder where the line is.

Uncle Ben’s Rice Park?