Minnesota: The people need jobs. GOP: Let them eat cake.
Apr 9, 2012 No Comments ›› John LeschI read an article in the Star Tribune this morning. In it, the press acknowledged the paucity of actual productivity under the Capitol rotunda in 2012. I assume this must be especially frustrating for the press, because their bread is buttered with "new" and interesting developments. When nothing is going on, they bring out the ...
Continue ReadingAt the intersection of Church and State. Are we driving in circles?
Feb 4, 2012 1 Comment ›› John LeschI took a vacation in January. I was trying to think of the last time I took a “relaxation” vacation. I can’t remember. It’s not really my thing. And this one in January was poised to be a relaxation vacation because it was set in a tropical beach locale. Again, not really my thing. So, ...
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Dec 29, 2011 No Comments ›› John LeschThis morning I awoke to find more news of our new GOP Senate Majority Leader’s inclination toward gambling to fund a stadium. I read it on the Star Tribune web page before I left for work. It irritated me but I couldn’t figure out why. Then, I took my usual route in to work, down Rice Street, and ...
Continue ReadingOnce more, unto the breach, dear friends, once more…
Nov 8, 2011 2 Comments ›› John LeschThis morning I awoke to the sound of Minnesota Public Radio. It was a story about the leader of Greece stepping down, and mounting pressure for the leader of Italy to do the same. Then I checked the news on my handy dandy iPhone. I scanned through many articles about stoplights and ...
Continue ReadingSeptember 11, 2011: Ten Years of Lady Liberty Finding Herself
Sep 11, 2011 No Comments ›› John LeschWhen I was young I heard my parents talk about remembering exactly where they were in November 1963 when President Kennedy was shot. I recall my mom telling of a solemn moment, in a classroom, the teacher recounting to unusually silent students what had been reported, and what was known, while saddened and stunned youth ...
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