(2009/07/05)
For more than two years, the city of Winona has been writing a bluff protection ordinance. In the final weeks of the ordinance procedures, the city has been getting criticized for its lack of respect for property owners’ rights.
(2009/06/25)
It will be hard to get through a newspaper without reading about budget cuts.
(2009/06/18)
If you’ve driven by Shorty’s on Center Street recently, you’ve seen all but two walls have been razed and the work of rebuilding the structure is progressing. While the bar and restaurant building holds many memories, it had no architecture value.
(2009/06/11)
A law buried in the Minnesota education bill states that students no longer have to pass the 11th-grade math test. I get edgy when we dumb down requirements to complete high school. I get doubly paranoid when teachers think the test is too difficult.
(2009/06/04)
Another hand just slipped into your wallet. Your property taxes just went up.
(2009/05/28)
The 2009 legislative session has ended and Minnesota still has a $6.4 billion budget deficit. After five months of being in session, the Democrat-controlled House and Senate gave us taxing and spending bills that Gov. Tim Pawlenty telegraphed early on as unacceptable.
(2009/05/22)
Rochester has plans to get the high-speed rail between the Twin Cities and Chicago rerouted near Rochester. The city ignores the fact that the route takes the rail line nearly 50 miles off the most direct route.
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| Jim Galewski is the retired editor and Opinion page editor of the Winona Daily News. His views don’t necessarily reflect the views of the newspaper. If you have an idea or tip about a Winona issue, call Jim at (507) 452-3960. His e-mail is editor@luminet.net |
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