Entries by dickbernard

The Ground Game

Today is 7 days to the 2024 Election. It is also the 95th anniversary of the generally accepted first day of the Great Depression, October 29, 1929.  Letters from an American does about as good a job as possible summarizing that dark time in American history here.  The Great Depression ground on till almost the […]

Fascism 1945

ELECTION INFORMATION: Minnesota related; and National information. Just this morning I learned of the Army Talk #64 referenced in the photo below.  The entire 8-page Fact Sheet is here: Fascism US Army 24 Mar 1945.  The source is Heather Cox Richardson, who summarizes the below here.  I would strongly recommend reading the entire eight page fact […]

10 Days

 ELECTION INFORMATION: Minnesota related; and National information. Related Post: Fascism 1945, here. This is my final paragraph, my final thought, before sending this post October 26, 2024.  Our nation, the United States, has survived 237 years of sometimes very messy democracy – a nation which has embraced diversity in all of its forms, and a […]

Gaza and Wild Robot

This afternoon was a truly exceptional one for me. At noon, daughter Heather and I went to an uplifting kids film, The Wild Robot, at a local theater. When I came home I spent an hour and a half watching the new and searing Frontline Special on the first year after October 7, 2023.  The […]

Teach

January 18, 2025, is the 25th anniversary of my retirement from Education Minnesota.  61 years ago, I started teaching school.  Today I spent part of the morning at the annual “MEA” teacher’s conference at River Centre in St. Paul.  It is an event that attracts me each year, and each year the people around me […]

Watching Citizen Obama

Thursday, Oct 10, I watched President Barack Obama speak in Pittsburgh PA in Kamala Harris’ campaign for President. The Presidents message was interesting.  But I found myself finding a different kind of context for the President, which I’d like to share at. this point in history. Two days later, Saturday, I was in a Democrat […]

Judicial Candidates

ELECTION INFORMATION: Minnesota related; and National information.  My position on 2024 election, here. The specifics of this post apply to Minnesota, but you may find this useful wherever you live.  Executive summary: I will vote for all incumbents on the judicial portion of the Nov. 5 ballot.  If you wish, more below. On my election […]

30 Days

ELECTION INFORMATION: Minnesota related; and National information.  My position on 2024 election, here. A month from today, Tuesday, Nov. 5, is Election Day.  There is no need for more commentary from me.  If you follow this blog, you know where I stand and why.  I am on the ‘on call’ list for alternate election judge […]

Helene, and Women in Government.

Wednesday, I made a brief post, essentially a map of the Middle East for your reference.  October 7 is the one year anniversary of the attacks into Israel from Gaza. Also, Wednesday, the DOJ brief on the events surrounding January 6, 2021, was released to the public.  Heather Cox Richardson gives a very cogent summary, […]