The Hamm's Bear Deserves Better

This monument to the Hamm's Bear stands outside the Hamm Building in downtown St. Paul.

What irks me about this is why didn't the Hamm's Bear earn a ful-fledged statue? The guy's an institution! Mary Tyler Moore had a shorter run and spent less time on TV than this famous local character.

While I doubt we'll ever see it, a Snoopy-style Hamm's Bear statues around town deal would be an awesome tribute to our hard working bear.