Don comments on the upcoming election.
Rep. Atkins hopes to update Minnesota's school funding formula in the upcoming session in a way that significantly helps ISD 197 students and taxpayers.
The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and incompetence.
Rep. Atkins offers specific ideas on ways to improve Minnesota's economy and create jobs, and seeks more ideas from Patch readers.
Paul Tuschy, a candidate for state representative, posted a video on YouTube in which he jokes about using a handgun on an uncooperative store clerk.
16 seconds worth watching.
Maybe Reagan wasn't such a great president. Maybe Reagan was just a vessel.
Don takes issue with the dismissive attitude of opponents of the marriage amendment.
Don points out an article about the "harm" in same sex marriage.
Don describes the latest chicken little story from Washington - cyber security.
Can Social Security be sustained? How bad is our deficit at the federal level? Don points to a Social Security trustee who speaks out, and calls on his readers to face the truth.
Here are the issues I am hearing most about as I go to door-to-door in Mendota Heights.
Candidate for Minnesota House 52b goes on record...
candidate for Minnesota House 52b goes on the record...
A recent study shows students perform better on standardized tests when offered financial and non-financial rewards. But is it a good idea?
Here's a tasty and easy way to use up fresh fall apples!
Don admonishes the voters to condemn using our military as a political prop.
Setting politics aside, State Rep. Joe Atkins seeks votes for his opponent's band in the "Battle of the Bands" Championship.
Don admonishes local voters to honor and respect local candidates.
News story and public comments regarding questions Lilydale Regional Park changes
A possible change to the school start date could be a hot topic at the Capitol during the next legislative session.
Saint Paul Bike Classic, Sun, Sept 9, seeks volunteers for new South St. Paul Simon's Ravine rest stop!
Don offers a pointer to a wonderful article about virtue, taxes, capitalism, and creativity.
Despite serious questions, City of Saint Paul denies Lilydale Park EIS. Questions remain.
Don lauds the selection of Paul Ryan. He will ensure discussion of entitlements, and their enormous threat to our future.
Cute poem in reply to a Harry Truman speech in St Paul shows how the basic ideas driving public policy have not changed much in 60 years.
Kelsey Smith was abducted from a Target parking lot in 2007. Her tragic death led her parents to push for a new law that helps police officers find missing children.
Don points to recent economic data suggesting that Keynes was wrong.
Don thanks President Obama for reviving our pride in independence, initiative, and entrepreneurship.
Don comments on recent economic and political events in France, and offers a prediction.
The ID Amendment proposal, an issue of VOTER FRAUD or Voter SUPPRESSION ?
Who should claim credit for my success? Is it me, my parents, my teachers, or my government? President Obama says it's everyone but me. As a demotivator, you can't get any more destructive.
A quick thank you from the new guy in town...
Dr. Joel Fugleberg addresses the myth that chiropractic adjustments are painful and dispels the notion that the sounds associated with it are not good for you.
We use modern money all the time, but seldom remember that it is actually has no intrinsic value. It is an exercise in illusion and faith.
On this day in 1863, a group of 262 Minnesota volunteers changed the course of the Civil War – and paid a price that has never been matched.
The twisted logic and disappointing decision of the Supreme Court on the PPACA (Obamacare) has a single saving grace - putting the responsibility for lawmaking where it belongs.
I am a Mendota Heights City Council who just completed 7 weeks of study at the FBI Citizens' Academy.
Building project at Mendota Heights UCC underway.
Saturday, June 30, 2012 @ 1:30pm: Free, family-friendly, guided fossil hunt in Lilydale Regional Park.