No one much talks about the earth’s human population having doubled since 1975…4 billion to nearly 8 billion. Population drives everything… consumption of goods, manufacturing, mining, oil extraction, housing, energy use, deforestation, agriculture, loss of habitat and on and on. The population is predicted to grow another 4 billion by 2050. No matter how environmentally conscious you may be, every […]

I’m done with trespassers assuming that walking through my yard is entitled! I like to share the paths through the vacated street that is my property. But, I will not have my dog or girlfriend threatened by someone who claims to be the mayor’s friend! And threatens to call the police. I would welcome getting his identity. What coward would […]

The MN Supreme Court determined in 1995 that a woman has the right to decide whether to continue a pregnancy or seek an abortion without political influence of her decision. In 2003 some laws were introduced which created cumbersome restrictions under the pretense of making improvements. One law requires that specific misleading statements be presented before an abortion, the so-called […]

Do we know enough about our property tax statement? Have you asked what we can do about special taxing districts or hospital tax line and school tax line and what is fiscal disparity? Some of these appear on every tax statement and some are very specialized. All of them make up the bottom line which is what we are told […]