Monthly Archives: April 2006

The Shifting Sands of Eminent Domain

A city government's ability to use the power of eminent domain to accomplish an economic development project is under intense scrutiny at the Minnesota Legislature this session.  State Legislators are considering sharply limiting the ability of city governments to acquire property from private property owners through the eminent domain process and then selling that property [...]

Not Again? Yes, Again.

Two years ago, I wrote a blog post about getting rear-ended on the way home from work one day.  Well, it happened again to me this morning.  This time on the way into work.  This is the view of my car after the crash.

The red car in the foreground is the one that hit me [...]

Back in the Saddle, Again

I've been out of the office for awhile. My family and I took a short Spring trip to central Europe to visit my two sons, Toby and Turner, who are students in Vienna, Austria and Cologne, Germany, respectively.  We also spent time with the families of two German exchange students in Munich and Lahr, Germany that [...]