Public opinion seems to favor a full EIS for Lilydale Park development plans. St. Paul Parks' consultant sees no need. Public voice is the only chance for an EIS. Written comment taken til 7.11.
Don lays out the unhappy debt situation in Europe, and compares it with the national debt of the USA, offering a path to keep our financial commitments.
Minnesota and the Midwest are leading the country in getting people back to work.
6.18.12, 6:30pm, Lilydale Park EAW Report Public Hearing: Neighborhood House, West Side, 179 Robie Street East 55107. Seek variety of voices w/ sincere connections & park experiences to testify.
Entomology Day @ Science Museum of MN. Learn about the amazing, diverse world of insects. Stop by Friends of Lilydale Park's lobby monarch station. Say hi & explore our monarch exhibit.
Lilydale Park Environmental Assessment Worksheet Report raises more questions re: Saint Paul Parks' plans for Lilydale Park "improvements".
This Week at Citizen's FBI Academy
Cyber war is not war, and we must not sacrifice the value of the internet to gain the false security of government control.
Change is good and positive. Change is a constant. We all need to view this period of leadership transition in District 197 with great optimism and look forward to new ideas and new directions.
Rep. Atkins new survey and update covers several hot topics.
Lilydale Park Monarch Monitoring Project needs volunteers. Wednesdays, 6:30pm. Volunteer once in a while or come every week!
Fishing! 6.9, 9am-12 @ Pickerel Lake, Lilydale Park. Friends of Lilydale Park & Nat'l Park Service: Lessons, rods, reels to use; canoe rides. MN adults w/ youth 16 & younger fish w/o license.
I am a member of the Mendota Heights City Council who is currently attending Citizens' FBI Academy.
Sizing up new laws and a possible new Cabela's store...
I am a Mendota Heights City Council Member who is attending Citizen's FBI Academy.
June 9, 9am-Noon, Free Family Fishing Event / Clinic @ Pickerel Lake in Lilydale Regional Park with Friends of Lilydale Park & the National Park Service. All ages!
I am a Mendota Heights City Council member who is currently attending Citizens' FBI Academy.
Though the media focused on the stadium debate in 2012, lots of other issues were addressed as well.
I am a Mendota Heights City Council member who just finished her first week at the Citizens' FBI Academy.
Some things are still made best at home. Teach your children and grandchildren that food does not come from the grocery store!!!
Whether you support a stadium or not, I think everyone in Minnesota, including me, is ready to have a stadium vote. Here's my prediction on the outcome.
Birding report from Lilydale Park outing 5.6.12
Guided Spring birding walk in Lilydale Park, Sunday, May 6, 8-10am.
A summtertime BBQ menu for maple addicts to soothe their wounds and share new ideas.
As this long spring progress so does the work at the sugar shack.
State Rep. Joe Atkins sums up the good, the bad and the ugly at the Minnesota State Capitol right now.
Don explains the controversy over CISPA and why the legislation is not helpful.
It seems everything is in full blossom, including my allergies!
Here are some of the hot topics that may cause political fireworks at the Capitol, in what is expected to be the final week of the legislative session.
Can a self governing republic survive an unaccountable Federal Reserve with the power to create money, and destroy its value at will?
Legislative leaders are aiming to adjourn the 2012 legislative session on April 30th. Here is a preview of what the final two weeks may hold.
Your local pharmacist can be a reliable source of information that you can use to better equip yourself to handle common healthcare issues for yourself and your family.
An update from Micah, lead pastor at Awaken Community, to the 2nd grade class of Garlough Elementary about the Lilydale Food Patch.
Unseasonably warm weather is allowing for an early start to local road and bridge projects.
I wrote this article on the 6-mile Mendota Bike Trail for the Lilydale Spring Newsletter, for my column called Lilydale Explorer.
Don Lee takes President Obama to task for an inconsistent attitude toward the Supreme Court, and the constitution.
If you have little helpers at your house, then follow these 5 tips to ensure happy children, and a healthy harvest.
Who should run our schools: mayors or school boards? That's one of the topics expected to come up for a vote this week. School start dates, synthetic drugs, and stadiums may also be on the agenda.
Remembering & celebrating Cliff Timm's Pickerel Lake & Lilyldale Park generosity and legacy. Mar 24, Cliff would have been 93. His love of fishing brought aeration, a boat ramp and vision to Pickerel.
Installation service for Marie Alice Baker on Sunday, March 25th, 2012.