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Sheila Ehrich

Lakeville, Minnesota
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5 years 15 weeks

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Posted on 11/15/10 at 02:51 pm in response to Understanding U.S.-Russian relations: A conversation with Stephen F. Cohen

Nick,

Thank you for this lovely and informative biography of Steven Cohen and review of his latest book. I remember him as a very insightful commentator on CBS and apparently never went much beyond that in my knowledge of him.

I look forward to reading his works as a part of my curiosity about Soviet Russia. I studied Russian History in college, but other than an occassional book or article never did much more with it. I'm hoping to spend some of my retirement expanding my...

Posted on 11/12/10 at 12:42 pm in response to New Crosstown Commons is the real deal -- but probably the last of the big highway projects

The construction may have been a boon for the Commons area, but it has been a bust for those of us who daily travel Hwy 62 from one end to the other

I carpool with 2 other women who don't drive. They used to take the bus, but with all the bus schedule changes over the last 2 years, they ended up with 13 + hour days. (They need to get on by 6:00 am and don't get home until 7:30 pm, or later. Part of that time is a 1 hour layover at the Southdale station because SW Transit and MTC...

Posted on 11/11/10 at 02:18 pm in response to Worried DFLers exploring options if GOP tries stalling after governor's recount: Then what?

Wish I'd read Cindy Brucato's article before I made my comment. Some of the quotes in there from "former party leader(s)" and other anonymous sources confirm my view that not all Republicans are gung ho to see and election contest take place.

Posted on 11/11/10 at 02:09 pm in response to Worried DFLers exploring options if GOP tries stalling after governor's recount: Then what?

I am not a lawyer, and I may be way out in left field and a little more willing to give Emmer a break on this whole thing than the average DFLer. And, granted, I did not SEE Emmer's press conference the other day, but from listening to exerpts on the radio and reading about it in the papers and on MinnPost, I very much got the impression that Emmer, himself, truly wants the process to just play out.

It appears to me that we have two different entities we're dealing with here, Emmer...

Posted on 11/11/10 at 01:31 pm in response to Emmer chooses donor Tafoya for first one-on-one post-election interview

The difference here is not only does WCCO not prohibit hosts from making political contributions, but we're talking two different species here. While Keith Olbermann is considered a journalist, albeit a liberal talking head, Michelle Tafoya is NOT a journalist. She may be a radio talk show host and an interviewer for ESPN, but there is nothing in her background or current work that would qualify her to be considered a journalist.

Only one of the MANY reasons that WCCO has lost a lot...

Posted on 11/09/10 at 09:24 am in response to Better to laugh than to cry

I have to agree with you, Greg. We aren't going to get anywhere if we don't stand up for what we truly believe in. If voters don't know what we stand for, what reason to they have to vote for our candidates. If anyone is paying attention, it was a true liberal, Mark Dayton, who spoke his mind, stood behind what he has ALWAYS believed in and didn't back down one iota, who will probably be our next Governor.

Posted on 11/08/10 at 11:45 am in response to News from the transition: Settling in after the election

The GOP should look to themselves for the "partisan" nature of the "9,000 votes is a steep hill to climb . . ." quote as it originally came from none other than Coleman recount lawyer Fritz Knaak

Posted on 11/05/10 at 12:00 pm in response to Voting is just the start

Thank you MinnPost for reprinting this editorial. As a former farm partner who lived on a farm near Elmore, MN for 30 years and daily read the Mankato Free Press, I have always appreciated their levelheadedness and thoughtful editorials. Also, they have often had some of the best reporters covering education and legislative issues in the state. Too bad we can't say the same for the Pioneer Press or Strib today.

Posted on 11/03/10 at 02:20 pm in response to For battered Democrats, Mark Dayton is the last man standing

Thank you Matt, for your succinct reply to John. I really couldn't have said it better, and I'm glad someone responded with what is so obvious, except to those who don't wish to see reality.

Posted on 11/04/10 at 09:10 am in response to The Associated Press missing precincts

Francis, To answer your last question, Minnesota IS the leader in showing the US how close, hard-fought elections can be conducted with dignity, honesty, integrity and style.

Minnesota leads because it has a paper ballot to be counted in recount situations such as this. Many of the states who bought into the voting machines pushed by NRC during the Bush era don't even have that. All they are left with are the numbers the machines spit out and the mechanizations of the people behind...