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richard bonde

Red Wing, MN
Commenter for
4 years 49 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 05/04/13 at 11:06 am in response to Kathleen Hall Jamieson and the 'attack on fact'

The best example that I can think of in which the credibility of respected authorities has been undermined is the global warming issue. The science is straight forward. The politics is mired in confusion.

Posted on 04/05/13 at 12:14 pm in response to Sequestration, deficit, debt? Our real problem is the future ‘fiscal gap’

In 2001 there was talk of budget surpluses that could be used to strengthen Social Security and Medicare. Taxes were cut instead ,with deficits the result.

Now Social Security and Medicare are on the chopping block. Looks like the conservatives won.

Posted on 03/16/13 at 12:47 pm in response to Q&A with Lars Leafblad and the U of M's Jason Rohloff

Why didn't you ask him about the Gophers? The athletic department looks disfunctional from here.

Posted on 03/02/13 at 11:28 am in response to Letter From Skunk Hollow: An orchid blooms, and then they're all in flower

Ron:
What county is skunk hollow in?

Posted on 02/22/13 at 11:41 am in response to Political leaders' unusual silence speaks volumes about the complexities of orchestra lockouts

Maybe you should explain your strange non-sequitor, Mr. Levine. "...artists can rarely be trusted."
???

Posted on 02/13/13 at 02:42 pm in response to 'Nearby' Milwaukee feels like a familiar Twin Cities 'relative'

How did you like the US Bank building in the downtown area? I think the city should sue US Bank for messing up an area of stately old buildings. Then again, there is no accounting for taste.

Posted on 12/18/12 at 01:17 pm in response to 9 worst urban planning moves in Twin Cities history

At what point was Block E anywhere near what it was projected to be? I don't think that Harris is misleading us.

Posted on 11/27/12 at 12:50 pm in response to We're locked out, too: Questions for MN Orchestra management

Good for Minnpost! Airing the resentment of a "stupid, uncultured peasant". And he sympathizes with management! What a fine job they have done on behalf of music in Minnesota. If Richard Davis or Jon Campbell ran their banks as the orchestra has been run recently, they'd be asking for a government bail-out.

Posted on 11/03/12 at 10:08 am in response to Small-town Minnesota publisher supports gay marriage, loses subscribers

The assertion has been made that if gay marriage is made legal ,a church would lose its tax exempt status if it does not perform gay marriages. Has this happened elsewhere? Could it happen in Minnesota?

If the amendment passes, is the next goal of conservatives to outlaw adoptions by same sex couples, and outlaw other methods of creating families by same sex couples? They must be thinking about it if they think that they are so unhealthy.

Posted on 11/05/12 at 09:41 am in response to Small-town Minnesota publisher supports gay marriage, loses subscribers

I was being sarcastic.
It's interesting to imagine a discussion of polygamy in the legislature. Your reasoning seems specious.