Christmas Wishes

Christmas day is fast approaching and many are wondering if their Christmas wishes will come true. Retailers are hoping for a boost in sales, Senate Democrats are hoping to keep their act together and pass health care legislation, children are hoping they were good enough for Santa and families in Minnesota are bracing for a major [...]

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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 Prairie will be on hiatus [...]

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“Pray For Me, I Drive Highway 60″

“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. Last Thursday, July 24, [...]

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ICE, ICE, BABY

A little over three weeks ago, ICE was in Worthington, Minnesota to conduct an “enforcement action”. The February 28th edition of the Worthington Daily Globe reported: “Immigration officials were closed-mouthed Wednesday about what they were doing in Worthington, but did say they were conducting an enforcement operation targeting specific individuals in the area… “ In a [...]

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Trouble in the Attorney General’s Office-Why should I Care?

Sunday I wrote about Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and the unrest in her office. I also offered a message to the AG. Today I am not surprised but certainly distressed that the AG has put assistant attorney general Amy Lawler on administrative leave. Once again, Eric Black at MinnPost.com has the story. MPR’s Tim [...]

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Fixing roads, putting people to work.

Area newspapers are reporting positive reaction to the passage of the transportation bill. In Rep. Seifert’s hometown, Rae Kruger of the Marshall Independent reports that county commissioners are pleased that money will be available for county and township roads. Lyon County commissioner Bob Fenske had this to say: Fenske takes issue with opponents, including legislators, who say [...]

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Lewis & Clark amBUSHed!

More water woes! GW released his 2009 budget today and one of the casualties was the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System. News reports from KELOTV and the Sioux Falls Argus Leader state that the LCRWS will receive nothing, nada, zilch in the Bush 2009 budget. When completed, Lewis & Clark will provide safe, reliable drinking water [...]

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The ‘water under the bridge’

Well, not only is the bridge bad but the water under it leaves a lot to be desired. A few weeks ago I received the Rock River Watershed TMDL Newsletter from the Rock County Land Management office. In the newsletter it says, “Pollution is threatening the Rock River“. It goes on to offer an overview [...]

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JBS Swift workers evacuated

According to the published report in the Worthington Daily Globe, Ammonia leak sends JBS Swift workers to hospital, 25 workers were sent to Worthington Regional Hospital and 9 workers were transported to Sanford Luverne Community Hospital. The ammonia leak apparently occurred a little before 10:00 p.m. Tuesday night. Normally I would have first hand information on [...]

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Dayton House featured on Pioneer Public TV

This afternoon Pioneer Public TV aired a production from Okabena Media about George Dayton, founder of the Dayton Department store, and the grand Victorian mansion he built in Worthington, Minnesota. The 30 minute video, directed by Ray Lowry, has a lot of historical information about George Dayton (great grandfather of former Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton) and his role in [...]

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