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Eric Schubert

inver grove heights, MN
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Posted on 02/14/11 at 05:58 pm in response to The coming boomer bust: Some huge problems facing Minnesota

Here's another story that would be interesting in this mix: What are the innovation opportunities for Minnesota in the Age Wave? Yes, we know there are incredible problems if we don't innovate, but what could the future look like in new products, services, community planning, public policy, etc.? Could be really interesting. Aging fascinates people b/c it's all about our own lives and those we love.

Posted on 02/14/11 at 12:42 pm in response to The coming boomer bust: Some huge problems facing Minnesota

Thanks for this piece and digging into demographics, Sharon. One of the big opportunities (and essentials) for the state, which you've pointed out in earlier posts is the transformation of long-term care financing.

The Citizens League has a great report that starts to show the way (see link below). This is a real innovation opportunity for policymakers on both sides of the aisle and citizens. It's essential if we want roads, trains, classrooms or any other public infrastructure...

Posted on 02/11/11 at 05:00 pm in response to Dayton to business community: Help!

I love this leadership. We're a small state in flyover land with big potential. To reach it we need to get people working together. Collaboration would move Minnesota Forward. Our Chambers of Commerce always take these trips to see how other cities/regions do it, e.g., the recent trip to Austin. Why don't we innovate here, so others come see us?

Posted on 02/09/11 at 07:59 pm in response to Two budget thinkers with different political views try their hand at closing Minnesota's deficit gap

The Citizens League report has some really good ideas to transform long-term care financing and preserve a safety net. That's the fastest growing part of the HHS budget, and it's centered around costs that people don't think about until they need the services. We need to think and act now. It's really on the boomers and GenXers to start teeing up solutions as we're next in line as huge consumers of government dollars that will be taken from education and other things we need for this...

Posted on 12/06/10 at 02:07 pm in response to High-profile GOP Horner supporters punished by state party because some think he cost Emmer the election

Incredible.

Posted on 09/15/10 at 11:09 am in response to Minnesota Catholic bishops to campaign against same-sex marriage

Yet another great move by the bishops . . . talk about clueless.

Posted on 08/23/10 at 09:54 pm in response to Tom Horner's budget plan, aimed at the middle, quickly attacked by both DFL and Republicans

Attended a fundraiser for Tom Horner tonight. What was so interesting is that it was attended by a lot of thoughtful people of both major parties, who today aren't sold on their parties' candidates. I sense you'll start seeing more high profile Minnesotans coming out in support of Tom and making it more OK for moderate Democrats and Republicans to jump ship and move to Horner.

Posted on 08/13/10 at 11:55 am in response to Updates and thoughts on the Target mess

I doubt the Target PR team had much of a say in this. Any sane PR person would have said "don't touch this" because it goes in total opposition of the "we are the world" brand Target worked to build and portrays through their advertising and community relations.

My sense it was a decision made in isolation by a tone deaf government relations person, combined with a tone deaf MN Forward person. They probably saw it as a donation that they knew the Target CEO would dig because it...

Posted on 08/06/10 at 11:14 am in response to Horner says he's pro-business, wants MN Forward support

Minnesota Forward should hit Rewind.

Posted on 07/01/10 at 11:34 am in response to As Brucato departs, can any local newswoman grow old in the anchor chair?

I'm confident we will see an older anchor person. Just as MinnPost will have more older columnists/writers. Living longer is the new norm and is driving consumer change. Retirement Living TV is now a full-blown cable channel. It didn't exist 5 years ago.

In 2007, Ecumen commissioned the largest survey ever of Minnesota baby boomers:http://bit.ly/aBzeif on a whole range of issues related to aging. 72% said it would make "No Difference" in their viewing habits if an anchor were in...