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Ben Fowke, the president and CEO of Xcel Energy, recently announced an ambitious plan to cut the utility's carbon emissions 80 percent by 2030. To reach that goal, Xcel Energy will double down on clean energy. It plans to generate 60 percent renewable energy by 2030. That's fantastic...

Minnesota’s taxes impact boomers’ retirement decisions Like many baby boomers I’m getting close to retirement. To me it’s important to be near my family but the state of Minnesota makes it very difficult to justify staying in the state any longer.

I have known Ted Lillie for more than a decade. As I have been involved in local Chambers of Commerce and with numerous community organizations, Ted is one of those who has showed up whenever a good cause needed support. He was instrumental in making the St. Paul Area Chamber of...

I had a leak in one of my car's tires so I took it to Tires Plus. As I was driving in the common driveway shared by Tires Plus, Massage Envy, Sati and Woodbury Jewelers, I noticed huge pot holes on the north side of the driveway. What is that about? They were filled with large...

This is hard for me to say, but I will just say it anyway. I am a Rep... a Republican. There, I said it. Am I embarrassed to admit it? Yes, given the current state of the Republican Party. It feels more like a funeral than a party! The Republican Party is like a ship adrift on...

In last week's Bulletin Kira Nowicki demanded a response from Marsha Swails. Ms. Nowicki then proceeded to try to link Ms. Swails' recent vote in the Minnesota House with Nazi war criminals, Communists, and plots to cause AIDS. In order to save Rep. Swails some time I will try...

I have written Rep Swails asking why she voted against individual ownership rights of DNA. She has not seen fit to answer me, so I shall pose the question in this forum. Do you fancy yourself to be a member of the Duma (Russian government body)? Do you truly believe that the people...

The finding of emerald ash borer (EAB) in St. Paul is a sobering reality to many of us who consider ourselves friends of the trees. I'd like to encourage the people of St. Paul, Woodbury and wherever else EAB may pop up to avoid doubling the sorrow. Watch out for opportunists...

I'm responding to (District 833) Superintendent Tom Nelson's Viewpoint last week on East Ridge High School not being the Taj Mahal. This is more of a request for Tom to add to his response for my children and other children that will not be attending this school. I love WHS as...

Being out of school for more years than I can remember, my homework days would seem to be long over. So doing homework was not on my mind when I went with my kids to their school open house at the end of August. Unexpectedly, my son's fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Lynda Caughron at...

Like many newspapers around the country, the Woodbury Bulletin is receiving a steady number of 2008 election-related e-mails containing press releases, letters and columns -- as well as the occasional piece of "snail mail" -- from candidates and/or their supporters, extolling the...

As the final days of July wind down, we are reminded that summer is essentially two-thirds over and autumn will be here in a matter of weeks.