Minnesota Senate District 62 Convention: Retirements, Credentials, Walkouts and Quorums

March 14, 2018

As you may have heard, the Minnesota Senate District 62 Convention, which took place on Saturday March 10th, had some – let’s say – difficulties. The results of these difficulties were that the A side of the district didn’t endorse a candidate for an open House seat, and for that matter, never even completed a […]

by Tony Petrangelo

A rifle is a rifle, and a minnow and a shark are both fish

February 28, 2018

In a pre-session newser with legislative leaders and the governor, Sen. Majority Leader Paul Gazelka said, when asked about assault rifles, Well, a rifle is a rifle. I can’t find the link at the moment, mostly because the Strib search engine isn’t up to the task. (And Stribbers, I say that in the most loving […]

by Steve Timmer

There are no Caesar’s wives

February 22, 2018

In the wake of the Florida school shooting last week, the subject of gun control has appropriately and perhaps finally, animated political discussions around the country, including in the Minnesota governor’s race. And maybe, just maybe, it’ll be young people – Millennials are now the biggest voter cohort – who will lead the way on […]

by Steve Timmer

Eat your veggies; it’s good for the earth

February 19, 2018

How your diet affects the Earth, an article in the Sunday, January 14th, StarTrib describes the results of a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the United States of America (PNAS) on December 19, 2017. In general, the environmental impact of one’s diet has not been considered when governments establish dietary […]

by Lois Schadewald

David Goldstein endorses Carolyn Jackson for House District 49A

February 16, 2018

Former Edina schoolboard member David Goldstein endorses Carolyn Jackson as DFL candidate to run against the incumbent Dario Anselmo, particularly for her knowledge about education issues. David Goldstein endorses Carolyn Jackson for House District 49A from LEFT MN on Vimeo.

by Steve Timmer

Ron Way endorses Carolyn Jackson for Minnesota House District 49A

February 15, 2018

Edina resident Ron Way, a former official with both the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, endorses Carolyn Jackson for the DFL endorsement for House District 49A. Ron Way endorses Carolyn Jackson for House District 49A from LEFT MN on Vimeo. The campaigns that Ron refers to were the successful efforts […]

by Steve Timmer

Bonus Election Preview

February 12, 2018

Bonus Elections in Minnesota today!

by Tony Petrangelo

Reports from the hustings in 49A

January 29, 2018

There are, fundamentally, a couple of ways to run for office. One way is to demonstrate experience, a deep knowledge of policy, and a commitment to issues that voters find important. The other way is to run a popularity contest. Regrettably, the second way sometimes wins. I was beaten for the president of the fifth […]

by Steve Timmer

Carol C. White wins the coveted Spotty ™

January 27, 2018

There is a new section in the Strib called Inspired. Last week, it featured a story about a local effort to ship books (new and used, fiction, non-fiction) to Africa. The group has done an impressive job; it won’t surprise you to know it’s called Books for Africa. There was something that nagged me a […]

by Steve Timmer

Carolyn Jackson for House District 49A

January 23, 2018

Who is the best DFL candidate to run against first-term incumbent Republican Dario Anselmo this fall? If you go to Carolyn Jackson’s campaign website, you can read the endorsements of people who know and have worked with Carolyn and can attest that she is someone who gets things done. I provided one of them. Here […]

by Steve Timmer

Katherine Kersten’s gift to Edina for Black History Month

January 22, 2018

“We must be tolerant of intolerance,” says the CAE’s Katherine Kersten

by Steve Timmer

Thinning the presidential timber

January 9, 2018

It’s really self-thinning

by Steve Timmer