My Minnesota

We’re closing out the month and the year with another cloudy, frosty day. Today is the second last day of 2023. New Year’s Eve arrives tomor...

Today we barely climbed into the single digits. Also at some point today, the Star Tribune added a story to its online edition:  What will b...

It’s been a strange twenty-four hours. Yesterday, as the downpour was ending, the power went out. Xcel had it restored about 4 p.m. Our phon...

Happy Labor Day. Have you noticed we live in times when change means jobs are being lost to automation and/or Artificial Intelligence. Will ...

Note the title doesn't mention which year's Christmas. Next year, to go along with a Blue Wave in elections, a Green New Deal would ...

The Climate Strike is two (2) weeks from today. In a very pleasant surprise, we learned that there's a local event in the county. On Sep...

Chicago county is at the southern end of Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District. With the exception of some sand and gravel operation...

This morning's Star Tribune has two pieces that, it seems to us, clearly frame Minnesota's future, sort of the way last November 8 f...

About this time last year, we were in the midst of having a new roof, new windows, and siding installed. One of the purposes was to increa...

What type of tax credits are offered by your state and local governments for installation of energy efficient devices (such as solar hot ...

A couple of days ago I pulled a number of dame's rocket plants from the area behind the house. Out of curiosity, I tried cut their ste...

Last night when I went to bed, the pear tree blossoms were all wrapped up tight in their buds. This morning many of the buds have burst in...

It shouldn't be a secret to even semi-irregular readers of this blog that I come from New England. Massachusetts is my home state, but...