Education - Issues of concern.

Earlier this month I attended the Alliance for Student Achievement Education Summit at the Minneapolis Convention Center. I ran into several other folks from Northfield among them School Board members Kari Nelson, Diane Cirksena, and Wendy Smith; as well as Superintendent Richardson and MASA Executive Charlie Kyte, sometimes called the voice of Minnesota education.
Much […]

Rice County DFL Beanstock

September 30th the Rice County DFL will host a bean feed Democrats of all stripes, friends and others are warmly invited to
 
Beanstock
 
in memoriam: Jim McDonough
Come join:
MN Representative Patti Fritz MN Senate candidate Jeremy Eller MN House candidate David Bly MN Senate candidate Jessica Peterson
for an old-timey DFL […]

“Eyewitness to Global Warming” Event

 
Will Steger and J. Drake Hamiltion of Fresh Energy spoke Tuesday night at Bethel Lutheran Church to a packed crowd of several hundred. The subject, “Global Warming and What you can do about it.” This event was Co-hosted by Congregations Caring for Creation and organized locally by Connie DeGrote of Bethel Lutheran. […]

Freedom of Speech Issues

Recently, there has been some talk about a flyer that surfaced over DJJ Days and the disappearance of lawn signs.  Placing lawn signs in compliance with State, County and Municipal Rules is a complicated task and many volunteers just don’t know the rules.  I’ve learned that most of the signs I lose have to do […]

Campaign Update

The last few weeks have been very encouraging to me and to all those who think it is time for a changing of the guard in St. Paul. The more I talk to voters one-on-one, the more convinced I become that people in our district are more frustrated with the way things are going in […]