Regime change begins at home, I say. That's why I am not voting for Gil Gutknecht or Mark Kennedy in November. I'll vote for Donald Duck, the town drunk, my dead uncle, or T.C. the Twins mascot before I will vote for either of these incumbents. I mi
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
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Sunday, May 26th, 2013
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Bush the Elder
Fri, Sep 22nd, 2006
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George Walker Bush, also known as Bush the Younger, Bush the Lesser and Bush the Minor, a Texas cowboy who likes to speak to a "higher father," should not be confused with his real-life dad, George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president.
Bush the Elder was a distinguished public servant and diplomat, accustomed to dealing with the world's problems through international relations. He served as Chief of the Liaison Office to China, Ambassador to the United Nations and as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He also was elected to the House of Representatives.
He understood the art of diplomacy and the necessity of aligning US policy behind broad international consensus. When the US invaded Iraq in the first Gulf War, after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, it was under the banner of the United Nations.
Bush, Sr. stopped short of capturing Baghdad and overthrowing Saddam, something he was criticized for at the time, knowing that occupation of another country would leave us militarily in an untenable position.
Of course, we now understand what former Secretary of State Colin Powell meant when he told the present President Bush (43) about his decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003, "You know, you're gonna be owning this place [Iraq]?"
And own it we do today, with American soldiers stuck in the middle of a sectarian war, a quagmire of our own doing, unable to exit peacefully or honorably.
Had George Sr. been president when 9/11 went down, the world would be a different place today. America would not be in Iraq and we would not be in danger of losing in Afghanistan because of a shortage of military resources. He would not have squandered the goodwill coming from around the world in support of America at that time, working, instead, to build a greater consensus of countries working for a peaceful future. He would not have given the Islamic world the opportunity to pick their leaders and heroes from the extreme end of their religion.
"Anyone who has even a passing personal acquaintance of Bush 41 knows him to be, roughly speaking, the most decent, considerate, humble, and cautious man on the planet. Also the most loving parent on earth. What a wrench it must be for him to pick up his paper every morning and read the now-daily debate about whether his son is officially the worst president in U.S. history..." Conservative Republican Christopher Buckley recently wrote in the October issue of Washington .....
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Bush the Elder was a distinguished public servant and diplomat, accustomed to dealing with the world's problems through international relations. He served as Chief of the Liaison Office to China, Ambassador to the United Nations and as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He also was elected to the House of Representatives.
He understood the art of diplomacy and the necessity of aligning US policy behind broad international consensus. When the US invaded Iraq in the first Gulf War, after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, it was under the banner of the United Nations.
Bush, Sr. stopped short of capturing Baghdad and overthrowing Saddam, something he was criticized for at the time, knowing that occupation of another country would leave us militarily in an untenable position.
Of course, we now understand what former Secretary of State Colin Powell meant when he told the present President Bush (43) about his decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003, "You know, you're gonna be owning this place [Iraq]?"
And own it we do today, with American soldiers stuck in the middle of a sectarian war, a quagmire of our own doing, unable to exit peacefully or honorably.
Had George Sr. been president when 9/11 went down, the world would be a different place today. America would not be in Iraq and we would not be in danger of losing in Afghanistan because of a shortage of military resources. He would not have squandered the goodwill coming from around the world in support of America at that time, working, instead, to build a greater consensus of countries working for a peaceful future. He would not have given the Islamic world the opportunity to pick their leaders and heroes from the extreme end of their religion.
"Anyone who has even a passing personal acquaintance of Bush 41 knows him to be, roughly speaking, the most decent, considerate, humble, and cautious man on the planet. Also the most loving parent on earth. What a wrench it must be for him to pick up his paper every morning and read the now-daily debate about whether his son is officially the worst president in U.S. history..." Conservative Republican Christopher Buckley recently wrote in the October issue of Washington .....
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The earth is burning up and we don't seem to care
Fri, Aug 11th, 2006
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Anyone who still scoffs when the global warming subject is brought up must either have his or her head stuck quite deeply into the sand or slept through the past month. In all of my 50-plus years, I cannot remember a spell when it has stayed as hot
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An immediate cease fire is needed in Lebanon
Wed, Aug 2nd, 2006
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"You see the irony is what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this s--t and it's all over."
George Bush to Tony Blair at the St. Petersburg G8 Summit, referring to the conflict in Lebanon.
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George Bush to Tony Blair at the St. Petersburg G8 Summit, referring to the conflict in Lebanon.
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Why not offer a smoke-free night?
Fri, Jul 28th, 2006
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"Just try it. You might find that you like it."
I really don't know how many times I've utilized that sage line of thinking when trying to encourage our daughter to give a healthy entrée a try. Usually, the eatable item is a vegetable. I'm s .....
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I really don't know how many times I've utilized that sage line of thinking when trying to encourage our daughter to give a healthy entrée a try. Usually, the eatable item is a vegetable. I'm s .....
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Administrative Law Judge will decide Spring Valley Ponds case
Fri, Jul 21st, 2006
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The July 17 article by John Bondhus in the Fillmore County Journal, "Misinformation threatens Spring Valley Ponds" hardly is worth the effort to respond to. But a few points where he has committed slander against Jeff Broberg and me need to be corre
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Misinformation threatens Spring Valley Ponds
Fri, Jul 14th, 2006
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A front-page story in the June 12th edition of the St. Paul Pioneer Press addressed my efforts to “turn an old hatchery into a world-class fish farm and park” and detailed many of the state permitting issues that have put the project on hold. In the
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Open enrollment and athletic eligibility
Fri, Jul 14th, 2006
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An Associated Press story that ran in quite a few Minnesota dailies last week caught my attention. According to the article, the Minnesota State High School League has reacted to complaints of abuses of the state’s open enrollment rules by appointin
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A chicken in every pot
Fri, Jul 7th, 2006
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Governor Tim Pawlenty, fresh from his Republican endorsement as a candidate for a second term to lead the state, proposed back in June to offer free tuition for the first two years to the top 25 percent of Minnesota’s high school graduating class at
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