The news that President Barack Obama granted $8 billion in stimulus funds to high-speed rail service gladdened passenger train enthusiasts, especially Midwestern ones, as some of the money would go to an eventual Chicago-Madison, Wis., high-speed line and a smaller…
We all bear costs of ash borer and other invaders
I take the pending onslaught of the emerald ash borer personally. It is not just that these Chinese-origin insects already infest some trees a half-mile south of my house in St. Paul, but that they eventually will reach the farm…
Anger over bailout, stimulus: A political reality check
Anger is everywhere these days. We’re mad about the economy and our personal balance sheets. We’re angry with the Obama administration and with Congress. And don’t get us started on bailouts and budget deficits, which have many of us particularly…
We’re all to blame for economic mess
We need to get a grip on reality. We don’t like the recession, fallen stock and house prices, unemployment, foreclosures, bailouts or deficits, and we’re mad as hell at politicians. There is much public anger voiced at elected officials who…