Bob CollinsAny discussion about taxes in Minnesota inevitably begins with a statement of where the state ranks compared to the rest of the nation. According to a report today from the Minnesota Taxpayers Association, Minnesota ranks 13th. And 21st. And 15th. And 32nd.
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Why can’t Minneapolis catch a graffiti artist, songs from the Gulf, should you be required to vote, a pick of two weather extremes, and six ballparks in seven days.
An opponent of Tom Emmer did the embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate a big favor by diverting attention from the minimum wage issue, and replacing it with the immigration issue.
A Nevada woman’s obituary afford’s one last chance to speak ill of a politician she didn’t like.
The General Accounting Office today released a report saying consumers are having a difficult time shopping for airline fares, because the different fees make it tough to do so. The reality? It’s much worse than that.
It appears that Tom Emmer gubernatorial campaign is giving up on the minimum wage controversy, after it inexplicably kept it alive over the last week, even after it clearly was damaging the Republican politically.
Normally, predictions of severe weather have to be calculated to subtract the human tendency of weather experts to blow things out of proportion, but today feels different. Even without media, weather radios, and sirens, any trick knee will reveal that today’s weather is going to be bad.
Why do we love people who wave, the Microsoftization of Apple, your chance to throw decorated objects in the Mississippi, why headlines should never include the word ‘may’, and will we see the end of the loons in Minnesota?
For many people, Tuesday’s death of George Steinbrenner presented a challenge — how to respect the dead, while providing an honest assessment of the totality of one’s life. For others, winning baseball games was all that mattered. And for others, George Steinbrenner was nothing more than the character on a sitcom.
The controversy surrounding Tom Emmer’s comments on the minimum wage is what happens when politicians don’t have specific proposals for voters to consider.
Arbitron, the radio audience measurement company, has released its annual profile of… us.