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  • Green vs. Green-The Harmon Park Saga

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    11/09/09 UPDATE: Harmon Park is safe. According to members of the Save Harmon Park group the Pipestone city council met in closed session again tonight (11/09/09) and when they came out they announced that they had taken a vote and had declined Coborn’s offer for Harmon Park. “Never underestimate the power of a small group [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:26pm EST
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  • A Commentary On The Teabag Movement

                                                                                                                                                                                      I think I remember my mother telling me, ” If you can’t say anything good about someone, don’t say anything at all”. Peace & solidarity, CHC Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Misc., teabag, teabagger, townhall, wingnuts [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2009, 10:21am EDT
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  • Walz Town Hall Meeting-Observations From The Outside

    Town hall meetings on health care reform seem to be the hottest ticket in town these days for the media, activists, and constituents on all sides of the issue. Representative Tim Walz from Minnesota’s 1st congressional district held a town meeting on August 2oth in Mankato at the Mankato East High School. Concerned citizens [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2009, 4:45am EDT
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  • Hiroshima-a soldiers view

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     August 6, 1945, Sentimental Journey by Les Brown was topping the charts and the war in the Pacific was lingering on, but on this day it would take a historic turn. A lone B-29 bomber named the Enola Gay would release a single bomb nicknamed “Little Boy”. The ensuing blast would [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 11:10pm EDT
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  • Congratulations Senator Al Franken

    Finally! The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that Al Franken is indeed the winner. Read the opinion here.  Governor Pawlenty needs to do his job now and sign the election certificate. The sooner he does that the sooner he can get back to running for president. I have updated my side bar [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2009, 1:46pm EDT
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  • Seifert to announce July 7

    The Marshall Independent is reporting that former Minnesota House minority leader Rep. Marty Seifert, R-Marshall will formally announce his bid for governor on July 7.  His plans include a campaign tour throughout the state, starting with the Twin Cities and with visits to Duluth, Rochester and Mankato. Oh, by the way, he also [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 1:28am EDT
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  • Deja vu all over again-JBS Swift workers evacuated

    Today at approximately 10:00 A.M. a portion of the JBS Swift plant was evacuated due to an ammonia leak. The Worthington Daily Globe was on the scene and covers the story in 40 JBS employees treated after ammonia leak.  Daily Globe photographer Brian Korthals was able to take a few pictures [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2009, 11:44pm EDT
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  • A Workers Right To Organize-Two stories

    If you want to do a compare and contrast about card check and the secret ballot method of organizing a union in the workplace, Workday Minnesota’s recent post, Videos about the Employee Free Choice Act, offers two informative videos produced by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.   The first one [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2009, 1:35am EDT
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  • Bluestem Prairie on Hiatus-Ain’t That A Shame

    After a day of  zipping around the packing house on my forklift, moving pork to its intended destination, I like to come home and relax and then see what Ollie Ox has to say at A Bluestem Prairie. Today I was a little shocked and saddened to read that Bluestem [...]
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    Posted: April 02, 2009, 10:56pm EDT
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  • Amber’s Journey

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    March 1st marked the end of one journey and the beginning of another for a remarkable little girl by the name of Amber. She is now part of our family as my youngest daughter and her husband were named permanent legal guardians by the court effective March 1st. This has been a [...]
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    Posted: March 08, 2009, 10:44pm EDT
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  • Michelle Bachmann is…

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    Minnesota’s 6th congressional district Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann has garnered a lot of attention this last week for comments she made to talk show host Chris Baker of radio station KLTK.  Needless to say, her remarks were totally off the wall and were devoid of facts. OllieOx at  Bluestem Prairie notes [...]
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    Posted: February 22, 2009, 12:19am EST
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  • Congressman Tim Walz and the Economic Stimulus Tour

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      Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District Congressman Tim Walz drove to the end of the world district today (a few minutes more and he would have been in South Dakota)  for a listening session about the economic stimulus package recently passed the the U.S. House of Representatives. One of several throughout the 1st district over the last [...]
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    Posted: January 31, 2009, 12:21am EST
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  • Speaking of old roads.

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    While looking at pictures for my previous post I came across this one of my family standing next to the Tri-State Marker where Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota’s borders meet. The picture, taken in 1961, is of my siblings and my mother. Of course, Dad was the photographer. The marker was [...]
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    Posted: January 18, 2009, 10:48pm EST
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  • Give me that old time stimulus.

    Since it is the 18th of January I figured it was about time to change my Christmas header image. The economic stimulus plans floating around have included the need for increased investment in our infrastructure such as roads and bridges. The new header image is from an old slide from [...]
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    Posted: January 18, 2009, 9:39pm EST
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  • Seasons Greetings

      Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from my family to yours.   Peace & solidarity,   CHC Posted in Misc., music video, video Tagged: 2008, Christmas, music, video [...]
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    Posted: December 25, 2008, 3:05am EST
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  • Is Bank of America Accountable to Anyone?

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    Chicago based company, Republic Windows, shut down its operations on Friday, December 5, after giving employees just a three day notice. Workers  have occupied the plant since the shutdown and plan on staying there until they see some justice. The company has said that Bank of America will not let [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2008, 10:41pm EST
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  • Wal-mart Nation

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    Wal-Mart has once again become the symbol of our nations over-zealous consumerism. The BlackFriday death of Jdimytai Damour is tragic and my heart goes out to his family. Many words have been written and spoken about this event. Brian Ojanpa of the Mankato Free Press writes about the event in his column, Black [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2008, 2:03am EST
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  • A first aid kit and hand sanitizer. Doesn’t get any better than this.

      Sign the petition here   Peace & solidarity, CHC Posted in AFL-CIO, EFCA, Labor, Organizing, Politics, Unions, video Tagged: AFL-CIO, EFCA, Labor, Unions [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2008, 9:10pm EST
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  • Obama/Biden Transition Website

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    UPDATE November 08, 2008: I really appreciate the traffic I have received on this post but for those people that want to leave a comment or suggestion for President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden, please click on this link: Change.Gov: Office Of The President-Elect. Thank you. CHC. End Update   The Campaign For Change [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2008, 2:19am EST
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  • Dancin’ In The Streets

    Over the past few months I had been actively working to help elect Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States. Sometimes it was tedious-setting up phone banks, door knocks, work-site visits and recruiting volunteers. As November 4th grew closer the anxiety and excitement became more intense. The poll numbers [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2008, 12:20am EST
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  • Trumka’s Impassioned Speech About Racism.

    AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka delivered this fiery speech at the United Steelworkers convention in July of this year. Take the time to watch it. It is worth it.     Peace & solidartiy, CHC Posted in AFL-CIO, Elections, Labor, Obama, Politics, Unions, United Steelworkers, video Tagged: AFL-CIO, elections 2008, Obama, Politics, racism, Richard Trumka, United [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2008, 11:11pm EDT
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  • Winners and Losers, You Make The Call.

    WordPress just added this new cool poll feature so I had to try it out tonight.     Peace & solidarity, CHC Posted in Elections, mccain, Obama, Politics   Tagged: debates, Elections, john mccain, Obama, Politics, poll    [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2008, 10:59pm EDT
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  • My Friends

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    UPDATE: VIDEO ADDED   END UPDATE   Just in case anybody was wondering. He may have said it a gazillion times tonight but I am not convinced that John McCain thinks of me as his friend. Peace & solidarity, CHC Posted in Elections, mccain, Misc., Obama, Politics   Tagged: election 2008, mccain, Politics    [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2008, 10:53pm EDT
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  • A Little Bit Of Financial History

    The bailout of Wall Street was the top story of many news organizations this week. While reading my local weekly newspaper, the Rock County Star Herald, I took note of the Remember When column. Remember When takes a look back at the headlines throughout the last century. Surprisingly, there were several [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2008, 2:52am EDT
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  • Who Loves A Maverick??

    I do…Well, at least this version.       Peace & solidarity, CHC Posted in Misc., Politics, video   Tagged: elections 2008, james garner, maverick    [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2008, 12:59am EDT
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  • Wellstone Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Is Finally Law

    The one silver lining of the Wall Street bailout legislation that was just passed and signed into law by the President is the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. It has been a long journey that has finally come to an end.      “This bill [...]
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    Posted: October 04, 2008, 12:48am EDT
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  • Wellstone Mental Health Legislation-Act Now!

    My last post was about the Wellstone mental health legislation and it’s passage in the House. Now it seems to be stalled and is in danger of not becoming law unless the Senate moves it foward. David Wellstone and Wellstone Action sent out this urgent appeal:     Our last hope is in the [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2008, 11:26pm EDT
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  • Wellstone Mental Health Parity Moves Foward

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    It is about damn time! The House passed the Wellstone parity legislation 376 to 47. A Bluestem Prairie has nice coverage of the story. As Ollie Ox pointed out, the only member of the Minnesota delegation to vote against this important piece of legislation was Rep. Michelle Bachman. Maybe if there was [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2008, 1:04am EDT
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  • LinkFest

    Since I will be dedicating my time to GOTV efforts my ability to provide content on this blog for both of my readers will be curtailed. I do have a number of recommendations for the faithful. For news and views about southern Minnesota and the 1st CD’s Tim Walz, the first place [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2008, 11:05pm EDT
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  • Change is in the Air

    At least at Corner House Comments. The next seven weeks will see me working full time on GOTV (get out the vote) efforts on behalf of Labor in Minnesota. In the interest of disclosure, this is a paid position. I have taken a leave of absence from my regular Union (UFCW) [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2008, 1:38am EDT
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  • Totally Non-Political

      From the garden. A variety of tomato that looks like a pumpkin       Peace & solidarity, CHC Posted in Misc., Uncategorized   Tagged: pumpkin, tomato    [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2008, 1:06am EDT
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  • The Fundamentals Of Our Economy Are Strong?

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    If you say so John. I guess I am one of the American workers that McCain is talking about. Does that make me a Fundamentalist??  Anyway, here is a short video essay I put together.       Peace & solidarity, CHC [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2008, 2:32am EDT
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  • Takin’ It To The Streets

    Election Day is bearing down on us quickly and many people and organizations are working hard to elect their candidates. One such group is the Minnesota AFL-CIO  which has gathered over 500 delegates in Duluth this week to listen to candidates, pass resolutions, and get fired up for the remainder [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2008, 2:33am EDT
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  • Where’s Waldo?

    TeeHee! The Waldo Ultimatum     Peace & solidarity, CHC [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2008, 2:31am EDT
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  • Real McCain of Genius

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    Priceless!       This video comes from the site worsethanbush.org where you can also take a fun quiz called,  Who Said It? I have also added some videos to CornerHouseTheater. Check them out.   Peace & solidarity, CHC   [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2008, 10:12pm EDT
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  • Labor Day-Thanks to those who made it possible.

    Have you enjoyed your day off?  Thank a union brother or sister.         Peace & solidarity CHC [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2008, 11:05pm EDT
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  • Michelle, My Belle

    Great speech by the next First Lady at the DNC tonight. Here is my tribute:           Peace & solidarity, CHC [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2008, 10:44pm EDT
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  • Minnesota AFL-CIO Goes Green!

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    If you are going to attend the Minnesota State Fair be sure to check out the new Minnesota AFL-CIO Labor Pavilion. It is the first State Fair Building designed to meet ‘Green’ Building Standards and was built with union labor. Fox 9 News has video here. Check it out to see [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2008, 10:53pm EDT
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  • Aliens Invading Minnesota??

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       I hope the sheriff called Homeland Security!     The Grand Forks Herald is reporting the appearance of crop circles near the town of Fosston, Minnesota. Here is a bit from Chuck Haga’s story, Mysterious crop circles materialize near northwestern Minnesota town:     Fosston, Minn- “The first reports of something amiss in the wheat fields east of here came [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2008, 2:54am EDT
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  • “Pray For Me, I Drive Highway 60″

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    “Pray for me, I drive Highway 60″. That is the slogan of the Southwest Minnesota Highway 60 Action Corporation that was organized in 1960. The groups purpose back then, as it is today, was to promote the improvement of Minnesota TH 60. They are still praying and waiting 48 years later. [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2008, 4:23am EDT
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  • Minnesota Veterans Launch Union Veterans Council

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    The Minnesota AFL-CIO along with rank and file union members who are veterans gathered in St Paul at the capitol today, July 10, to launch the Union Veterans Council.  The AFL-CIO Union Veterans 2008 website states: Some 2.1 million union members, or 14 percent of all union members, are veterans of military service. The [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2008, 12:27am EDT
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  • Call Congress Today-Pass The Wellstone Bill

    In my previous post I mentioned that today would be a national call-in day to let Congress know it is time to act and to pass the mental health parity legislation. Here is the information from David Wellstone of Wellstone Action. Today is a National Call-In Day to pass the Wellstone [...]
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    Posted: July 09, 2008, 4:14pm EDT
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  • A Final Vote On Wellstone Mental Health Parity Bill?

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    An email from David Wellstone alerts us to the possibility of a compromise and final vote on H.R. 1424,  the ”Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008”. From the Wellstone Action website is this description of the bill: The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act is legislation [...]
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    Posted: July 06, 2008, 10:23pm EDT
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  • Independence Day-The Revolution Starts Now!

    I, like many other Americans, spent the day enjoying my time off from work, doing some odd jobs around the house, having some hot dogs and beer with family and then capping it off by perusing the blogosphere to see what was being said on the subject of Independence Day. [...]
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    Posted: July 05, 2008, 7:28am EDT
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  • $500,000 A Minute!

    My previous post about the new GI Bill noted that it was part of the 162 billion supplemental war appropriations legislation. It is unfortunate that it became part of the compromise to continue funding the occupation of Iraq. The human, societal, and economic cost of the occupation of Iraq continue [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2008, 1:52am EDT
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  • “We Have Accomplished That Goal”–GI Bill Signed Into Law

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    “Eighteen months ago, we began with the simple concept that those who have been serving since 9/11 should have the same opportunity for a first class educational future as those who served during World War II. Today, we have accomplished that goal.” Senator Jim Webb of Virginia spoke those words on [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2008, 12:33am EDT
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  • New GI Bill A Reality?

    With the passage of the 162 billion Iraq war funding bill last week it appears that the 21st Century GI Bill will become law. The Senate still needs to act on it but the White House has indicated it would sign the legislation. The GI Bill was included in the war funding along [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2008, 11:13pm EDT
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  • No Child Left Behind-Go Sit In A Corner!

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        That’s what they used to do. Now it is ‘time out’. Minnesota 1st District Congressman Tim Walz (D) announced that he is co-authoring legislation (H.R. 6239) with Republican Congressman Sam Graves called the ”NCLB Recess Until Reauthorization Act”. This proposed legislation will in effect suspend sanctions against schools that are struggling to meet [...]
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    Posted: June 22, 2008, 3:00am EDT
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  • Al Franken Tours SW Minnesota

    DFL Senate candidate Al Franken stopped in Luverne last Thursday as part of his “Standing up for Minnesota Tour. He spoke at the Coffey Haus and toured the local ethanol plant. Lori Ehde from the Rock County Star Herald has the story here. Thanks to the Star Herald for the video. UPDATE: [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2008, 10:25pm EDT
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  • Father’s Day-Flowers, Critters, & Birds

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    With summer like weather finally here its time to make hay while the sun shines. We have been busy working in the garden and clearing our heads of all the noise from the world events. I have put together a little music video of the results of our labor.           Stay tuned [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
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