Did you know that Minnesota is a leader in the alternative energy industry and that 25% of electricity generated in Minnesota is from alternative energy? Read More
Vote Early in Minnesota!
Voter turn out for mid-term elections (elections that do not include a Presidential election) can be as low as 50%. We need to change that by increasing drastically the number of people voting on November 6. Read More
Two Teachers
Nearly 30 years ago a book came out called, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. It is a witty book full of quotes about how we learn to be good citizens in our schools. Recently my daughter was telling me a story of returning to school that also made me think of being a good citizen. Read More
Labor Day
“Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.” US Dept of Labor. Read More
Why do we Elect Our Sheriffs?
The primary election is this week! One of the items on the ballot will be a vote for sheriffs, elected law enforcement officials. Read More
Fixing Our Broken Health Care System
“American health care costs too much, does too little, and leaves too many people out.”
Anne J., Health Care for All Minnesota. Read More
How Much Government is Enough?
We often hear people calling for smaller government. On the surface this sounds appealing to many people. After all, government is known for its cumbersome systems and burdensome bureaucracy. Read More
You are a Leader!
Yesterday I was fortunate to spend the day visiting our representatives and asking them to support funding that will eliminate Hepatitis B. On the surface this seems unnecessary, why wouldn’t our representatives support Read More
The US Constitution Reads with Bias
Did you know the US Constitution uses the words he/him almost exclusively? As a society we recognized long ago that when documents are written with gender-bias they create a biased atmosphere. Yet our Constitution
Read More
When Our Community is Strong and United so are We
One month ago I registered to run for the House of Representative Seat in District 29A. Although I had thought of running for office in the past, and in fact I did run for School Board once, I had never seriously considered becoming a politician. Politicians just seem so, well, political. Read More
