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Land Minds: 2011 — A year in preview

2011-01-13T10:59:37-06:00

Any idiot can tell you what’s ALREADY happened. It takes a different kind of idiot entirely to claim he’ll tell you what WILL happen. On that note, here’s what we all have to look forward to in 2011…

Land Minds: Dennis helped others get better

2010-06-18T09:24:20-05:00

The Land lost a family member Memorial Day weekend. Dennis John Kelly, writer of the "Grain Angles" column for 15 years, lost a short, but valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.

Land Minds: A lot to think about this spring

2010-06-04T12:59:15-05:00

What a spring and kudos to you Minnesota farmers. I doubt if you ever have planted this much crop this early and this easily. There just weren't any serious challenges from Mother Nature.

Land Minds: Penance for justice

2010-05-21T03:12:00-05:00

In each case, the legal system was forced to step in and exact justice when a so-called adult was criminally irresponsible. But what about when the legal system isn't allowed to step in, and justice is never served?

Land Minds: Planting progress unpredictable

2010-05-07T09:10:42-05:00

I would have been picking you out a nice white jacket with extra buckles if only a month ago you had told me that the 2010 planting progress would be that far ahead of 2009 and the past five years.

Land Minds: Desperate and disenfranchised

2010-04-23T03:15:00-05:00

More and more Americans feel disenfranchised by their own government. The Tea Party movement is millions of free-enterprise citizens wanting to be heard. Their voices will be heard next November.

Land Minds: Sick and tired

2010-04-09T08:36:41-05:00

Nothing I’ve contracted is going to be featured in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Doug never dramatically treated a young boy for excessive phlegm on “E.R.”

Land Minds: A record with a cause

2010-04-08T14:44:56-05:00

“When you see someone dying of cancer in the hospital bed, we forget about the family and loved ones in the background.”

Land Minds: Bumps on the road to liberty

2010-03-12T15:41:56-06:00

I sense we are becoming a nation of entitlements. And in the process of this slide into socialism, I sense that we can no longer rely upon the “political process” to reverse this uncomfortable transition. “What’s in it for me?” seems to be the new mantra now embraced by many people including our elected officials.

Land Minds: All the news that’s fit to print

2010-02-26T11:30:05-06:00

To get a taste of what our friends in the big-time, mainstream media are up to, I try to keep an eye out for New York Times stories that deal with farming and agriculture.