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Ann Richards

minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
4 years 1 week

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Posted on 05/08/13 at 02:02 pm in response to Kline becomes top booster for GOP labor bill

I managed employees in a seasonal business. Overtime in the winter and short weeks in the summer. I tried to let them bank hours so they would get a full paycheck in the summer. It was an accounting nightmare. First the employee 'loses the 1/2 time pay, if they leave the company before using the extra time owed, it was difficult to pay as wages or even vacation time. I had the freedom to be very creative in flexible scheduling and that was more workable.

This legislation is refe with...

Posted on 05/06/13 at 08:51 am in response to Gun-control advocates push Thissen for vote on 'doomed' background-check bill

is not measured by who they swept in to office, but rather by some of the comments expressed here......Steve says 'gun-grabby' that is point one for the NRA.

And Mikes comments about gun control not working in Germany or Chicago.......point 2.....but an old red herring argument. As if you can take out a tank with your weapon. And as far as our cities, those guns come from all over.

And why is universal registration called gun control? Point 3 for the NRA.

Members of...

Posted on 04/29/13 at 09:18 am in response to Christian-based Teen Challenge treatment program prompts fight over state funding

I am curious to know what percent of their funding comes from private sources, what from churches and what percent from public funding.

Posted on 04/29/13 at 07:55 am in response to Scott Honour Q-A: GOP's first candidate for governor wants to reform government, improve business climate

Ho Hum - another fluff piece from Cyndy. This is not an interview, this is his press release.

Posted on 03/04/13 at 03:02 pm in response to Minnesota GOP must learn social media is a two-way street

Still chasing the reason for the loss? You don't need gimmicks......just open up the precinct caucuses, then let everyone speak, and let an array of people be delegates. Years ago you weeded out everyone who wasn't a middle aged man of privilege toeing the party line and there are no longer enough of them to make you a winner. Look what Republicans did to Hagel because he didn't toe the party line that Israel can do no wrong. In MN the amendments would have been non-starters if you had...

Posted on 01/24/13 at 01:19 pm in response to Dayton's budget undermines both job growth and economic growth

I find a lot to like in the proposal. Walk down any main street of any city- how many are retail shops, how many are service offices? Share the tax but at a lower level. We will see restaurant business go up, by the time you add city taxes on a restaurant bill, it gets pricey. If I can afford a $100 blouse, I can afford the tax on it. The vast majority of us don't buy expensive clothing to start with. We still will get our haircut on the same schedule, and many of the services like taxes are...

Posted on 01/23/13 at 12:59 pm in response to Supporters say electronic gaming will succeed ... eventually

yes, they have been successful-------in making abortion harder to obtain. Think of No and So Dakotas, one facility in each that perform abortions. Both states require the woman to stay several days for tests, screening, to think it over, etc. In addition to great distances to travel, overnight motel stays, etc. it is harder to do. Also, more accessible birth control methods are available, perhaps even the morning after pill has made a difference.

Posted on 01/08/13 at 08:39 pm in response to Return of the neocons: This time, they’re attacking Hagel

Jim, I reread the article and the only word that I could find that you may object to is 'neo-con' a term used and understood by all major news journals, papers, and programs. What labels are you talking about?

On the other hand, your response was a disgrace to responses and would be better suited to Yahoo.
Why inflame us and treat us as though we are stupid with comments like the following:
'fed at the public trough' 'fat cat' 'suited to being a soap salesman'

You...

Posted on 01/08/13 at 08:23 pm in response to Game-changing strategy for GOP: Run a woman for governor

Many are in the DFL and have been for years, starting when abortion became the single issue, than it was guns, then it was NO BAD WARS. It really would not have mattered which issue it was, it was the party seeking purity in thought and the tent got too small for moderates. We were good fund-raisers, good block workers, good organizers. But we were told that we no longer made good convention delegates. I now am interested in the GOP because it doesn't serve us well to have only one major...

Posted on 11/08/12 at 11:03 am in response to Election reaction roundup, Part 2

The GOP must go further back then just the past few years. In the 1980s that tent started getting much smaller- that is when I started to see professional women leave......to be replaced by even more angry, scared white males......and they get old and die. How could they not see the demographics changing? This has been coming for a long time. And as others have stated, they squandered their majority status. Great egos, treating citizens like the plague. I visited my new Senator 2 years ago...