IF YOU WORK FULL-TIME, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE My statement: Everyone who works full-time should be able to support themselves and their family. We can make […]
MN Apprenticeship Programs Help Lead to a Living Wage
We need to encourage more people, particularly the young, to enter apprenticeship programs. They provide one of the best ways for young people to get into “living wage” professions. I […]
Protect Medicaid Without Raising Taxes or Cutting Care
The federal H.R.1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill) that Congress enacted in 2025 cuts $1 Trillion from Medicaid in the next 10 years. That translates to $1.5 Billion less to […]
What it Means to be an American
Immigrants awaiting customs processing for entry to the US at Ellis Island, circa 1910. The United States of America is an exceptional country. We are a nation of immigrants where […]
The Principles listed by Principles First
Below are the Principles listed by the Principles First organization. To learn more about the Principles First list of Principles, Click Here. Isn’t it amazing that these would be deemed controversial […]
MN School Funding at a Crossroads: A Smarter Approach for Declining Enrollment Districts
Declining school enrollment is causing great budget pressures on many school districts now and is likely to challenge even more districts in the future as the school population is projected […]
A Centrist’s View on ICE and Immigration
The abusive, violent and illegal actions by ICE agents attempting to detain and deport immigrants must stop. If these were simply random acts by “bad actors”, it would be bad […]
Fraud in Aid Programs in Minnesota
Fraud is never acceptable. Fraud in the news is often brought up as I talk with voters. Many lay the blame on Governor Walz, with the best spin in his […]
Time to Choose Between Truth or Tribe – Freedom or Autocracy
I couldn’t stay silent. Can you? In September of 2024 I sent out an email to 486 politically connected people in Scott County from both parties. The message was that […]
I can’t stay silent. Can you?
We cherish our sacred American freedoms—the right to speak our minds, to see and hear what we choose, to worship or not worship, to travel freely, to love freely, and […]