Hometown Source

Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – The way our weather has been going, we could actually play baseball tomorrow. It is also possible that we could have a monstrous snowstorm on the Twins’ opening day against Albert Pujols and the Los Angeles Angels when the two meet on Monday, [...]

Joe Nathan Column – Both national and local talent are being used to help Minnesota students gain the benefits of video. That’s good news for students and a compliment to teachers who continue seeking new ways to help students learn more. Julie Cook, a Milaca math teacher, is, according to principal Troy Anderson, “doing the [...]

Sound Off, Don Heinzman Blog – Let’s start with the premise that the Republican Party of Minnesota wants to weaken labor unions. How else can you explain the Right-to-Work bill going through the Minnesota Legislature? The IR says it’s to boost the economy but it really would weaken the labor union because laborers could choose [...]

ECM Editorial Board editorial – It was a high school hockey game at an arena in a town where there has been high school hockey for more than 30 years. A hometown player scored a classic breakaway goal to tie the game for his team. He got a loud round of applause from the crowd. [...]

Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – Our United States Constitution is a very dynamic document as is the Minnesota Constitution which frames work our state government has accomplished. It appears that several constitutional amendments could be on the ballot on general election day, Tuesday, Nov. 6. To date it [...]

Joe Nathan Column – Though it’s not always popular to say, all of Minnesota’s (or any other state’s) early childhood programs are not equally effective. Telling that controversial truth, and helping guide families to the most effective programs, recently helped Minnesota win $45 million from the US Department of Education.  Finally, we’re saying what makes [...]

Ask a Trooper – QUESTION: I have a Jeep Wrangler and am able to fold the windshield down on the hood. The wipers and defroster work fine, but is it illegal to drive on a sunny day, for example, with the windshield folded down? Thanks. — Charles ANSWER:   No.  Minnesota law does not require a [...]

Sound Off, Don Heinzman blog – When I hear Senate Majority Leader David Semjem brag about the Republican Party’s prudent managing of the budget, I want to gag. He’s been saying that the party came to the majority with a $5 billion shortfall in the budget and now supposedly thanks to his party’s budget management, [...]

by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol reporter University of Minnesota Board of Regents Chairwoman Linda Cohen in a statement today (Feb. 10) detailed her approach regarding former Republican House Speaker Steve Sviggum, now a university regent, who recently accepted a position with the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus as its communication director and executive assistant. She and [...]

Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – There weren’t too many railroad tracks near the 80-acre farm spot where I was raised. But as I have grown older, or more elderly should I say, I have missed the sound of the train whistle and also missed the slam-bang of railroad [...]