State Representative David Bly, District 25B

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it. ” -Upton Sinclair I think what bothers me so much about the President’s No Child Left Behind initiative is that it establishes a system for education that is so far removed from the system I […]

It’s worn out over time, but my kids still ask me, “So where were you when Kennedy was shot?” I do remember — sixth grade, returning from lunch. I was the first student in the classroom because I was told to come in over recess to work on my handwriting. The […]

This past week Bridgewater school hosted an education focused legislative listening session with Rep. Alice Seagren, chair of the House K-12 Education Finance Committee Rep. Barb Sykora , Chair of the House K-12 Education Policy Committee and Rep. Ray Cox of Northfield. The meeting was advertised as chance to comment Governor Pawlenty’s education […]

St. Olaf Political Awareness Committee presents: Nadine Strossen and Patrick Buchanan This was forwarded by Bob Ciernia and has been edited a bit:
The St Olaf Political Awareness Committee is pleased to present a debate on civil liberties between two of America’s foremost scholars in this field, Nadine Strossen and Patrick Buchanan. Strossen and […]

Northfield Police Chief Gary Smith gave a presentation to UCC church members Sunday morning before church as part of a series on preventing violence. He spoke from a perspective that was both practical and visionary. His belief is that because his 23 member police force can not be everywhere to stop crime, he […]

MAPP addresses MISO’s Market Initiative
Tuesday, October 21, the Mid-Continent Area Power Pool (MAPP) held its Regional Conference at Bandana Square - held there because there were too many people to fit into the MAPP headquarters just down Energy Park Drive. It was standing room only wall to wall energy wonks, ranging from electrical engineers, […]