Tag Archives: rural Minnesota

Scrutinizing Roads To The Same Degree As Transit

• May 11, 2017

Note: This article contains my personal opinions and are not official nor endorsed statements from my employer. The Tunnel Vision That Shapes Transportation Funding Proposals The current omnibus bill proposal regarding the state’s allocations for transportation funding has been a popular subject for Minnesotans. The Republican legislators successfully passed their proposed omnibus bills in both […]

Newly-erected power lines, part of the Cap X2020 transmission line project northwest of Morgan along Minnesota State Highway 67, run seemingly into forever.

The Changing Prairie View

• May 14, 2014

I feel about monstrosity power lines as I do about wind turbines. I don’t appreciate their visual impact upon the land. These towering giants, in my opinion, mar the landscape, distract and detract, cause me to feel small, unsettled and insignificant in their presence. Perhaps it’s just the southwestern Minnesota prairie rooted girl in me […]