How did Circle Pines become Coon Rapids? September 26, 2011 I’ve gotten a correction. I know I’ve been saying for some time that Dr. Keith Dixon has gone on to Coon Rapids but apparently… Continue Reading
Omnes divitibus et divitem pro se September 26, 2011 This is the Republican party’s new latin slogan for American coins. It sure beats E pluribus unum meaning – out of many, one. If… Continue Reading
Moldova calling September 25, 2011 I’ve been pranked. For two weeks I’ve been astounded by a five fold increase in traffic to my blog. Not people, traffic. More page… Continue Reading
Why I’ve shelved kindness re: the Red Plan September 25, 2011 In a post about Pete Langr I make an observation about civility. Having just written a post which is anything but kind and may… Continue Reading
Pardon my skepticism September 25, 2011 The DNT has helped the School District trumpet a growth in student enrollment by about 300 students lately. If true it could relieve many… Continue Reading
Raising Cain September 25, 2011 This NPR story raises the possibility that a handful of Florida voters who went to the miniscule straw ballot actually think Pizza magnate Herman… Continue Reading
And was the Trib motivated by money? September 25, 2011 I see that the DNT trotted out a medical examiner who’s once protected testimony seems to back up the reporting that a St. Lukes… Continue Reading
SNL September 24, 2011 Stayed up to watch the SNL intro. Not funny. Yes, it parodied, or attempted to, the GOP Presidential field. Then again, its hard to… Continue Reading
Obama trimming Republican big government law September 24, 2011 This ironic story yesterday deserved a snarky comment. I had to suffer through No Child Left Behind‘s initial implementation as a school board member…. Continue Reading
Today was grandchildren and cider preparation September 24, 2011 Saturday Night Live starts its new season in fortyfive minutes and this is my first post of the day. Having the two cutest grandchildren… Continue Reading
Good luck… September 23, 2011 …figuring out how this will affect your property taxes. It comes from Minnesota Public Radio. The DNT reported a while back that losing the… Continue Reading
The government payroll [BIGOT ALERT] September 23, 2011 I’m kicking myself for letting an old habit lapse. I used to clip or hang onto old DNT’s that had info I was interested… Continue Reading
Minnesota Poor [BIGOT ALERT] September 23, 2011 This AP story about the growth of Minnesota’s impoverished in the Trib today was interesting. Those of us in St. Louis County live in… Continue Reading
The Help September 23, 2011 Today Claudia is going to her new book club to discuss the popular new book the Help. We decided to go to the movie… Continue Reading
The more truculent and territorial Israel becomes… September 22, 2011 …the more of a threat it is to the United States. Unless, that is, you are looking forward to the Rapture. Bill Clinton defends… Continue Reading
Remember how those greedy banks sent us into a depression? [BIGOT ALERT] September 22, 2011 The GOP with its mantra “no more growth killing regulation” wants to keep Wall Street unfettered so it can give us another financial collapse… Continue Reading
Reversing Democracy [BIGOT ALERT] September 22, 2011 This column in the Washington Post pretty well outlines the half dozen ploys by which the GOP is attempting to limit the voting population… Continue Reading
“I didn’t raise taxes. I didn’t raise taxes.” [BIGOT ALERT] September 22, 2011 I love Steve Lindstrom cartoons in the Trib. His is a very stripped down strip. No clutter just simple visual metaphors. Today’s was another… Continue Reading
Andrew Sullivan asks… September 21, 2011 …who owns the debt? Jason Peters relays facts collected by Harper’s Index: — Seventy-one percent of current U.S. debt was accumulated during Republican presidential… Continue Reading
