Drazkowski: In age of widening wealth gap, let working people choose to earn less
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Throughout the Coulee Region near LaCrosse, the Drazkowski family is well known for its efforts at stimulating the local economy. Continue Reading
Tongue in cheek: WSU English teacher gets cheeky about official English bill
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Demonstrating the Republican House Majority’s firm commitment to jobs creation while leaving divisive social issues behind, Mazeppa’s Steve Drazkowski has introduced a bill to make English the North Star state’s official language.
A win for Minnesota’s vets: Dayton appoints Larry Shellito commissioner
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My friends who have served in the National Guard all hold former Adjutant General of the MNG, Larry Shellito, in high esteem for the way in which he worked to reintegrate soldiers coming back from deployments in the wars. Doing that job for all of Minnesota’s vets–young and old, and from all branches of the military, is going to be hard, but if anyone can, Shellito is the one. Continue Reading
Grandstanding on gun rights: What exactly is state representative Tony Cornish pushing in aftermath of Arizona?
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Bluestem readers know that I favor gun rights, and my position might not be the most popular one in America right now, especially among my friends on the left. So be it.
Blogs you should read: Come Saturday Morning and Renaissance Post on the grown-up governor
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While her identity remains shrouded in mystery, blogger Phoenix Woman is no stranger to those who want their political commentary served with style and sass. Continue Reading
Walz statement on shooting of Rep. Giffords (and my own thoughts)
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That Representative Gabrielle Giffords and many others were shot at a meet-the-congresswoman event at a grocery store made Saturday’s tragedy in Arizona a little closer to home.
Rum, sodomy & the lash: Will Gruenhagen tell HIV-prevention advocates to shape up or ship out?
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Bluestem examined Glenn Gruenhagen’s peculiar views on alcohol last week; perhaps a turn toward his attitude toward sexual behavior is in order. Continue Reading
Bears watching: alcoholism, Glenn Gruenhagen, and the HHS Reform committee
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One clear sign of the Republican wave that brought Kurt Zellers to power is the election of insurance salesman and conservative ideologue Glenn Gruenhagen (R-North Sibley Crazypants) to office by 3 Continue Reading
Commemoration: three views of the 1862 mass execution in Mankato
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Sunday marked the 148th anniversary of the largest mass execution in American history, in Mankato following the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. I’ve written before about the conflict; on Sunday the Mankato Free Press and columnist Nick Coleman each touched on the execution.
Back from DC, Harmony farmer sees milk train wreck in $13.41 dairy futures for Q1 2011
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Hog farmers Paul and Candy Sobocinski
For the first quarter of 2011, Minnesota dairy farmers face a new low in dairy future prices, according to an article in Agrinews. Continue Reading