Category Archives: About Minnesota

Associated Builders and Contractors

September 26, 2008 – 5:25 am

Yesterday afternoon I participated in a fundraising event with the Minnesota Associated  Builders and Contractors (ABC). This is a group that I’ve been working with for many years. They have a good membership base of contractors all across Minnesota and work together to promote free-markets and individual responsibility in the construction industry. Like many organizations [...]

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Recycling and Awards

September 23, 2008 – 11:13 am

Yesterday evening I attended a reception at the Conservation Minnesota Voter Center (CMVC) . They gave out their 7th annual conservation leadership awards. If you are a regular reader of this site you may remember that I served in the Minnesota Legislature for some years, and received their leadership award in 2003. I greatly value [...]

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Dodge County Courthouse

September 19, 2008 – 5:36 am

  Our work at the Dodge County Courthouse in Mantorville is moving along nicely. One of the major tasks at hand is getting scaffold properly erected around the building. The old Courthouse is a tall structure…on top of a tall hill….adjacent to a state highway. Those things come together to create a real challenge for [...]

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Autumn Winds Studio Art Tour

September 15, 2008 – 5:47 am

Ellen and I were out and about in near Northern Minnesota over the weekend…Carlton County area. The Moose Lake area was hosting their annual ‘Autumn Winds’ tour of local artists. This has grown into a fun little event with about 12 artists participating. They extend from Moose Lake, Barnum, Askov and Kettle River up to [...]

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State Fair and Park

September 3, 2008 – 3:27 pm

The past week or so was one of the best in Minnesota for me. Labor Day brings the Great Minnesota State Fair to a closure, after an exciting 10 day run. Ellen and I spent Sunday a week ago at the fair. It was perfect weather and lots of other folks joined us there!! One [...]

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