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Rent control... still doesn't work

Columns

In 2022, politicians in Minneapolis and St. Paul voted for rent control. I said that would lead to bigger problems. Was I right? My update video reveals what happened. St. Paul politicians pushed rent control, saying rent caps would stop "unfair profiteering." But what the heck is "profiteering," and how is it different from "profit"? Who decides what is "unfair"? The opportunity for profit is what persuades people to invest in things. And build things. If enough people invest in new housing, rents will stop shooting up. That's just how markets work. It's why ...

The vindication of Tom Homan

Columns

Where does Tom Homan go to get his apology? When Trump put his border czar in charge of unwinding the controversial DHS operation in Minneapolis earlier this year, critics on the right believed that Homan would be the instrument of a broad Trump climb-down on his signature issue. Gregory ...

Harry and Meghan. Who are these people?

Columns

It was a day of deep thinking and heroic typing, my brain so fried I could hardly call out for pizza. Then the news and social media feeds exploded with reports that Harry and Meghan plan to leave California and move back to England. What was that to me? I don't care that the royals moved away ...

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Letters to the Editor

 Paulson’s Water You Love!  Visioneering May 15, 2026 Denise Elston and Tom Hovey of the DNR sent a letter to Ned Koppen in Fairmont Economic Development and Mark Gaalswyk of Easy Automation explaining the newly approved pilot study process and a 9 page “Required Nanobubble Aeration Application.”. You may recall I have been trying to get the city to apply for the Nanobubble permit for quite some time; Easy Environmental will help fill it out. August 18, 2026 Easy Environmental sent a specific proposal to City leaders. Summarized: $8,000 per month for 2 months rent to own; ...

DIY distress

Columns

There are several three-lettered acronyms that invoke anxiety, such as FBI, IRS and IOU. An acronym that should be added to that list is DIY. “Do it yourself” sounds seductively simple. While there are numerous things that people should definitely do themselves – such as blowing their ...