This is a bookend post to one written by my colleague Holly at the beginning of last week. My apologies to my colleagues, because I had promised this to be done earlier, to build on the theme of the early child. It is late, not because I failed to work on it, but because no [...]
“There are hundreds of intelligent people here, and there is practically no recreation for them outside of the city’s forty saloons. I know a library would do more for this city than all of its churches put together. The children especially need something to occupy their minds which is away from the evil influences of [...]
August 1, 2007 is a day the Minnesotans will always remember for the 13 people who lost their lives when the 35W Bridge collapsed. Politicians were affected … at a time of tragedy, anyone who saw the television footage of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s panic reaction did not get the calm assurance that they wanted … [...]
Yesterday I read an article in the Star Tribune about how Joel Pourier stole more than $1 million from a charter school in Minneapolis. Pourier was hired by the school in 2002 as a finance director and was later promoted to executive director. When he applied for the position he listed on his resume that [...]
Yesterday I went out to the Dakota County Fair to volunteer at the DFL booth. We had some volunteers and a candidate (Sigrid) in attendance. Sigrid Iverson is running for MN State House for 36B. It was a beautiful Minnesota day and I was surprised with the turn out of fair goers for the first [...]
QUERY : The number of Americans who’ve been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003 is : A.) More than the number who are killed annually by something they ate ? B.) Less than the number who are killed annually by something they ate ? C.) Roughly the same as the number who are killed [...]
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Nancy Reagan’s simple message was that “people” have a choice and the best choice is to “Say No”. Her subject may have been drugs, but in today’s world “Power” is the new drug. Since Citizens United “people” have been replaced by Corporations. Today, Corporations, just like people, need to show restraint … not dominance. Target [...]
With the sun shinning bright Tuesday afternoon, MAK made it clear that she wasn’t going to allow the GOP to bully around Minnesota’s service industry workers. She has reached out to groups across the state and Tuesday wasn’t any different. She held a press conference to shed light on a growing issue amongst service industry [...]
I once asked Tom Rukavina what we’d do if Pawlenty’s unallotments were challenged and determined outside his capacity. I figured we’d be scrambling and it concerned me that our schools would be in trouble. Rukavina replied: “We’re thinking about that.” And here we are, in the last minutes of legislative action. Minnesota legislators are dealing [...]
It is extremely disappointing to note that momentum for a Vikings stadium has again reared its ugly head. It is especially disappointing that Sen. Tom Bakk is in the middle of it. Here we are. The State of Minnesota in a hopeless budget crunch. Billions of dollars in red ink. Cuts to the poor looming [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
Graphic artist and blogger Mario Piperni, that's who. Amazing graphics, great stories.
What’s Happening in Congress, Rick Nolan Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
