The Mistress of Troubling Signs is back!

February 28, 2014

Beware teh Gay!

Uh, Minnesota, about that bag you’re holding, part two

February 25, 2014

Last time, I promised more information about the State of Minnesota’s gaping holes in its regulatory scheme for sulfide mining. I hinted at one of them: inadequate provision for protecting the public — not just the state — from the harm of mining activity. Before continuing, however, I feel compelled to point out some of the vessels […]

by Steve Timmer

Uh, Minnesota, about that bag you’re holding

February 24, 2014

It’s really two bags

by Steve Timmer

The Manchurian Candidate

February 18, 2014

Bringing the Broad message of “maximum disruption”

by Steve Timmer

How did this happen?

February 17, 2014

In Whatever’s wrong . . . , I suggested to Mayor Chris Coleman — who’s urging the teachers not to strike — to look at staffing levels for teachers, nurses, counselors and librarians and ask, “How did this happen?” Here’s a hint, Mr. Mayor: Perhaps some people like it that way. It furthers the school privatization agenda. […]

by Steve Timmer

Whatever’s wrong . . .

February 16, 2014

It’s the teachers’ fault!

by Steve Timmer

Brad Moore: We are not a shell!

February 13, 2014

The PolyMet exec delivers the valedictory remarks

by Steve Timmer

No lunch for you!

February 12, 2014

There was a story in the news recently that goes something like this: When a 12-year-old Texas boy went to eat breakfast this week at his middle school a cafeteria worker took away the meal and tossed it in the trash — all because his meal account was 30 cents short. This didn’t happen in […]

by Tony Petrangelo

If only PolyMet knew now what it knew then

February 4, 2014

One of the very best ways, my friends, to evaluate what someone says is to see what s/he said before. We’ll get into that in a moment, but first a brief reprise of things written here previously. I have written before, on a couple of occasions, about PolyMet’s hopes and dreams for the flow of […]

by Steve Timmer