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Tom Anderson

Coon Rapids, MN
Commenter for
4 years 33 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 02/27/13 at 10:06 pm in response to Gay marriage supporters unveil proposed legislation

Up or down vote, both chambers, and move on. Shouldn't take 20 minutes.

Posted on 02/27/13 at 10:04 pm in response to Climate change comes to Minnesota: Three experts outline the impacts

With colder than normal temperatures.

But seriously, why no positive reports of extended growing seasons, new crops that couldn't previously be grown here, etc.?

How can we contain and store all the increasing floodwaters to use during the increasing droughts? There is serious money to be made by answering that question.

Posted on 02/28/13 at 07:54 pm in response to Climate change comes to Minnesota: Three experts outline the impacts

Since our climate will be more like theirs it would be a simple place to start. It would seem like we would have less problems as we will have less days below freezing but I suppose it is the 28-34 degree swing days that cause the damage. Last year had very few of those freeze/thaw days, just ask the folks who make maple syrup.

Posted on 02/27/13 at 10:25 pm in response to Obama's secret plan for Republican party-cide

We can just spend ourselves to death.

Posted on 02/27/13 at 10:11 pm in response to As budget cuts loom, low-risk undocumented immigrants freed

Who says that there aren't cost savings to be found in government?

Posted on 02/25/13 at 08:39 pm in response to Oil tanker traffic soon on the Great Lakes?

By stopping the pipeline, we force the oil and refinery companies to find other ways to deliver their desirable product, ways that will involve Minnesota and it's workers. Thankfully President Obama alone decides Keystone's fate.

Posted on 02/25/13 at 09:10 pm in response to Oil tanker traffic soon on the Great Lakes?

Will have just under 600 employees after the next wave of layoffs to be completed by this fall. "Closed" is probably not an accurate description of their present operation. There is still some production going on in Hutchinson but the plan is that the work moves to Thailand once that plant is up and running correctly after the Tsunami disaster. Corporate will remain in Hutchinson and I believe the R&D will remain there too.

Posted on 02/25/13 at 09:21 pm in response to Oil tanker traffic soon on the Great Lakes?

One more than ZERO.

Posted on 02/25/13 at 09:29 pm in response to Permit holders had 5 'justifiable' uses of guns ... in 9 years

Is more people shooting their guns in self defense? I thought that at least a few people would be happy that it didn't become the predicted "Wild West" once conceal/carry became legal. Can't win either way. If there is a lot of shooting it's "we told you so" and if there is very little shooting it's "we told you it wasn't necessary".

Posted on 02/25/13 at 08:33 pm in response to White House details sequestration's impact on Minnesota

The more likely the State will suffer if that money goes away. If we can't patch the hole that is left, should we take the chance in the first place? With an ever increasing Federal debt, cuts in spending become a necessity. Plan ahead to be safe and be solvent when other states go under.