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Sound Off by Don Heinzman,Guest Columnist – The power of an idea and a commitment to a mission could bring baseball to Benin, Africa, badly in need of giving poor young people something constructive to do. (Benin is a small French-speaking country of 8 million people, sandwiched between Nigeria and Guana.) Two men who are [...]

Don Heinzman’s Sound Off blog – Someone said the Minnesota Legislative process is messy and cumbersome, but eventually some good can come out of it. Never was this more on display than in the debate about the Viking (People’s) stadium, which ended as House Speaker Kurt Zellers said, he’d like to see it pass but [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Sound Off, Don Heinzman Blog – If anyone is thinking about becoming a congressman in the Sixth District, here’s your chance. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she will run again from the Sixth District.   Her record of accomplishment in this district is as bad as her finish in the Iowa Caucus. She’s done little or nothing [...]

Sound Off, Don Heinzman blog – Here’s my take. The business and political power brokers don’t want it in suburban Arden Hills. They want it in Minneapolis where it can generate the most money for them. The Vikings had all of the answers the Legislature sought: an Arden Hills site, a plan, a host tax [...]

Sound Off by Don Heinzman – Since I  was one of the first to  suggest that U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachmann  not run for re-election as the Sixth District Congresswoman, I feel good about joining the chorus of  other leaders who feel the same way. Let’s face it.  Bachmann has her eyes on bigger prizes than [...]

Sound Off blog by Don Heinzman – Liz Ann and I saw a dreadful Minnesota Vikings game Sunday against New Orleans. But first the good news. The tickets were free, but it cost $20 to park. We had seats in the sixth row on the 40-yard line, close to our heroes. Coming into the park, [...]

Sound Off blog by Don Heinzman – Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has chosen to run for president and not to represent her Sixth District that elected her. Since she has such a poor record of legislative and congressional accomplishment and spends most of her time outside the district, she should not run for re-election in [...]

Sound Off by Don Heinzman – I’m waiting to hear the voices of those who were helped by the federal stimulus bill, Republicans keep calling a failure. Where are the voices of: • The many teachers whose jobs were saved? • Those who had their unemployment compensation extended? • Those in Minnesota whose bills were [...]