The new whopper deficit projected for Minnesota’s state government underscores how much the business cycle affects the state’s finances and the need for better mechanisms to reduce such downpour-to-drought swings. For much of the past decade, we were told the…
Gripped by the economics of repair
In the interest of honesty, I need to begin with some first-step work and acknowledge my powerlessness over my compulsive attraction to Dumpsters. I set boundaries, try to observe them, and yet the siren song is so sweet. While walking…
Giving thanks to those who help out
I have so many things to be thankful for today I cannot begin to count them. Life has been very good to me. I am glad I live in a nation that is just, peaceful and prosperous. Though there are…
It’s dangerous and foolish to believe you have the last word
I was bemused when someone gave me a copy of the literary hissy fit that Garrison Keillor threw following Norm Coleman’s election. I voted for Walter Mondale and remain personally skeptical about the relative balance of style vs. substance in…