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"The Mind" might run in ’08
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Sertich wins plausibility contest
The final numbers are in. The question: Several Iron Rangers are mentioned as possible candidates for statewide office. Which Iron Ranger do you think has the best chance of winning a statewide election? * Tony Sertich, 21That guy who posts the crazy signs along Highway 53 south of Cotton, 17Tom Bakk, 8Tom Rukavina, 6 It’s…
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Help Wanted?
The Duluth News-Tribune has a story today about the estimated number of needed construction workers for the proposed mining projects on the Iron Range. I’m tired of these stories. I want to see financial close and shovels in the ground before I dance a jig for developers. Mining plans require thousands of workersJane Brissett, Duluth…
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It’s book time
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Cliffs looks to another good year
WDIO reported last night (sorry, no direct link available) that Cleveland Cliffs is anticipating a return to pre-2001 production levels at its Minnesota taconite operations, including HibTac and UTac, in the near future. The company is also considering building a biomass power plant to cover some of the power needs for this revived taconite production.…
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Obama/McCain cop movie taking shape
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Range colleges have new boss
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Wassomatta Tech?
As fans of Bullwinkle know, Minnesota is home to the fictional college “Wassomatta U,” where the famous moose received his education (and played football). Well, Bullwinkle’s fictional, highly theoretical children (mooselets?) might be headed off to Wassomatta Tech. During this election year, we’re bound to hear plenty of criticism and debate about the federal “No…
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Sounds like a summer blockbuster …
From a piece called “The Dude Vote” by Edward McLelland of Salon.com, by way of the Star Tribune. “I wish [Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama] could run together,” [blogger Thomas] Stodder swoons. “They’d be like one of those old 1970s cop shows — the crusty old seen-it-all guy who goes by his gut, partnered…
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Seven weeks is a long damn time
Today is the political equivalent of Groundhog Day. The sewer rat saw his shadow, so now we have seven more weeks of bullshit. I need to take a break from worrying about the national presidential campaign. Hillary Clinton had a good night in Ohio, Rhode Island and the Texas primary. My guy, Barack Obama, won…
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Country life turned this driver soft in the city
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House bonding bill includes partial funds for key Range projects
The Minnesota House of Representatives’ proposed bonding bill includes money for the Essar Minnesota Steel plant near Nashwauk and to abate the flood risk at the Canisteo Pit near Bovey. I hear that the governor is sticking to his guns about the creation of the Vermilion State Park I mentioned yesterday, however, which means that…
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Vermilion state park plan lives
One of the odd things that happened last year is that Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposed something new for the Iron Range that the state and even some local leaders didn’t even ask for or especially want. Pawlenty suggested that the state buy land along Lake Vermilion from U.S. Steel to create a new state park.…
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The "Coleman Letters" controversy
By now, you may have read the news about Sen. Norm Coleman’s campaign distributing mass letters to the editor for supporters to submit to papers around Minnesota. (MPR, MNPublius, AP). The letters were criticizing Coleman opponent Al Franken, the leading Democrat. While encouraging supporters to write letters to the editor is common practice, the concept…
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Help a Range family this weekend
This Saturday night, March 1, there will be a fundraiser for an Iron Range family at the Hibbing VFW. The Kempas experienced tremendous joy and a terrible scare all within one week last year. Just six days after Ben and Katie welcomed their first daughter Aunika into the world, Katie suffered an almost fatal brain…