According to a news report by MPR, Minnesota Health Commissioner Dianne Mandernach has notified her staff and Governor Pawlenty of her intent to resign effective October 2. Her last day will be September 20th. The Governor’s office is expected to make a statement Wednesday, August 22. The Health Department’s credibility has been suspect since it [...]
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Mandernach resigns Health Commissioner Job
Posted in Mandernach, Mesothelioma, Minnesota, Pawlenty, Politics on August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s to late for us…
Posted in Big Dooker, DFL, GOP, Mesothelioma, Minnesota, Pawlenty, Politics, Unions, United Steelworkers on July 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“It’s to late for us, but it isn’t to late for our children and grandchildren to have a better life”. Those are the emotional words of Mary Stodola of Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota as she testified before legislators at a public hearing on June 28 in Mountain Iron regarding the Minnesota Department of Health’s withholding of information about asbestos [...]
Big Dooker of the week-June 22, 2007
Posted in Big Dooker, Bush, Mesothelioma, Minnesota, Pawlenty, Politics, Unions, United Steelworkers on June 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
OK, so I missed last week. I make the rules at CornerHouse so this week we will have two Dooker’s. Actually, a tie. We expect our government agencies and officials to serve us-the public. Many of those people claim to be ‘public servants’, or like to say they are ‘serving the public’. Two of Minnesota’s government [...]







