Holly Cairns, MNVoter

What fun! We went to the No Bull event at Angler’s Park (Lakeville, MN) tonight. And, zoinks! My two photos of Colin Lee didn’t turn out. (Have one of Colin at this event?  I’d be grateful if you’d e-mail me a photo).
We enjoyed ourselves. Thanks, Colin, for organizing this event. [...]

Wow. Look at this public events listing. This weekend Margaret Anderson Kelliher was all over the place. She’s working very hard to meet and talk with us.
She’s been talking with farmers and farmer’s market folks, knocking on (thousands of) doors, meeting with the senior caucus, walking the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival, [...]

So far those at the Capitol are trying their best to leave the classroom untouched by cuts as they work to balance the state budget.  Here’s what’s happening on the educational front this week:
April 19, 2010, at the Capitol:
This week Race to the Top funding stakeholders will come together to discuss the topic in the [...]

mnpACT’s Dave Mindeman and I recently asked candidate Dan Powers questions about government, issues, and John Kline votes. Dan is running for John Kline’s Congressional District 2 seat here in Minnesota and has made waves everywhere he’s gone.  He has no problem filling a room for his “meet and greets.”
I can relate to Dan [...]

Congressman John Kline (R-MN) doesn’t understand we can use government to help make lives better while we simultaneously work to protect individual liberties.
He recently voted against barring insurance companies from denying coverage to children with pre-existing illness.  This HCR bill helps hardworking American families tackle health care problems by regulating a private [...]

PAULSEN RANKS #3 IN USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDED MAILINGS
Democrat Jim Meffert says ‘it’s time for him to go’
(EDINA, MN) – Today the Star Tribune and KSTP reported on an Associated Press analysis showing that in 2009, Congressman Paulsen spent a total of $413,996 on mass communications – the third highest amount [...]

Perhaps this should be titled:  “I want the freedom to get sick and die!  That’s my freedom!  And I want the freedom to give my money away to big businesses who don’t care about me!”
I picked the Republican obstructionist title, instead, since it’s now really obstructionism.
Since President Obama signed the historic HCR Bill, I’ve heard [...]

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March 21, 2010
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This time of year our Minnesota snow melts and I think about the Keep America Beautiful crying Indian commercial.  As a kid, I used to cry every time it aired.  I can clearly remember my mother saying, “Oh come on, Holly.  What are the chances that he’s actually Indian?”
Of course I can’t find the ad [...]

Is there a military term for absent without leaving?
Republicans recently issued the Republican Principles for Ensuring Student Success in the 21st Century, which, when we look at our current educational problems, is like trying to apply a band-aid to a severed foot.
Instead of nice sounding talk, we need true leadership and decisive action.  We’re [...]