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Minnesota Lawyer has never really considered Law & Politics to be competition, even though some people get us confused. Each of our publications served different functions.

Thus is it with genuine regret that we announced that Law & Politics is no more, according to publisher Bill White. After 20 years, the magazine’s fun ride and labor of love is over, White announced today. The decision follows the sale of the Super Lawyers franchise to Thomson Reuters. White explained that Law and Politics was not part of the sale and the decision to discontinue publishing was made by owner Key Professional Media.

The magazine has been important for its irreverence, its Turkeys of the Year, its great covers, White’s charming column and its fabulous Hearsay column written by my friend, Carol Connelly. It had the good taste several years ago to print an article about two local lawyer/poets, Tim Nolan and me. I’ve always felt very lucky and grateful about that, and now even more so.

“We’ve always tried to create a magazine that lived up to its slogan, ’Only our name is boring.’ For us, this job has been more fun than work,” White said in an e- mail. He said that he and editor Steve Kaplan will remain with Key during the transition and Executive Editor Adam Walhberg will move over to Thomson Reuters as editor of Super Lawyers. White will also serve on an advisory board for Thomson.

Maybe they’ll be back. “In the meantime, we’re talking to people, weighing our options, and dreaming up the next venture,” White wrote.