A recent article in this newspaper reported on progress in producing electricity from wind. Some 2 percent of Minnesota’s electricity comes from wind, and the cost of producing it has been brought down so that it now costs only 65…
Similar industries–different views of imports
A major paper manufacturer said last week that it would close a long-established mill in north central Minnesota. Coming after the controversy about President Bush’s imposition of new tariffs on many steel imports, the announced closing of a paper mill…
Stadium financing won’t fly
Can government really “finance” a stadium for the Twins without “funding” it? Get outta here. Are you nuts or something? The idea of financing without funding — a distinction posited by the governor and his finance commissioner — is legally…
Change hurts some as it helps many
I was reading my morning paper, and had just noted a headline reporting that Northwest had followed rival Delta by abolishing commissions to travel agents, when my wife interrupted me to report on her cell phone research. Yes, we are…