Walz: No to Syria proposal after seeking constituents’ opinion and owning foe
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First District Congressman Tim Walz (DFL-Mankato) has come out against a proposal for American military action in Syria, according to a statement issued by his office. Continue Reading
Giants in the earth: Carrie Ruud, Paul Bunyan, Hermann the German and other leviathans
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Norwegian-American author Ole Edvart Rølvaag–oh, let’s call him what he was, a St. Olaf professor–set Giants in the Earth on the windswept Dakota prairies, but the book resonates for Minnesotans too. Continue Reading
For justice and truth in Minnesota reporting, Jane Swisshelm not totally a profile in courage
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Part of the experience of privilege is to know only your group’s sense of justice, truth and history, and never think to question it. Continue Reading
Central Minnesota Tea Party blog: Love the gun in the teacher’s holster, hate government paying for it
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Having fulfilled their educational mission last month by bringing “Brigitte Gabriel” to Little Falls to warn about the threat of Muslims to the verdant plains of Morrison County, Bluestem’s fellow citizens at the Central Minnesota Tea Party are back to blogging. Continue Reading
In Farmfest panel, Minnesota livestock producer group reps repudiate ALEC-inspired “ag gag” bill
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In 2011, Minnesota state representative Rod Hamilton (R-Mountain Lake) and former state senator Doug Magnus(R-Slayton) introduced an “ag gag” law that would criminalize videotaping and photographing farms without the owner’s or manager’s permission. Continue Reading
USDA memo: Beehives are welcome on CRP land
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When DFL legislators approved language that supported the improvement of bee habitat in Minnesota, the House Republican Caucus ridiculed this action as frivolous “DFL waste.” Continue Reading
Grain Belt Premium, America’s best cheap beer, produced by New Ulm’s sacred local brewery
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In 36 Cheap American Beers, Ranked, Deadspin’s Will Gordon positions Grain Belt Premium in the Number 1 position: Continue Reading
Underdog: Kurt Zellers wants to tell you about a hardscrabble farm, not his stepdad’s $1,763,823.07 farm subsidy payments
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One of the staples of Kurt Zellers’ political resume is his childhood on a “hardscrabble” farm that had been passed down for generations.
MPCA issues alarming report on nitrogen pollution in southern Minnesota watersheds
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Released on the heels of heavy rainfall across the state, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) released the findings of its study of nitrogen in surface waters today, right around the time that the Supreme Court released its landmark decision repealing the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. Continue Reading
Suburban guys dominate MNGOP gubernatorial field, eroding party’s divisive rural-metro rhetoric
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While rural Republicans spend a lot of time pitching along a rural-metro divide, that pitch conceals the moneyed power base within their own party: enclaves of suburban contributors. Continue Reading