The New Ulm Journal covered the final town hall meeting that Senator Kathy Sheran and I held on Saturday, January 26.
http://www.nujournal.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=10801
January 2008
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Sun 27 Jan 2008
Sun 27 Jan 2008
Local Lawmakers Look Forward to Upcoming Session
Posted by Terry Morrow under Around the DistrictNo Comments
KEYC’s story about the upcoming 2008 legislative session. Senator Kathy Sheran and I were holding a town meeting in Gaylord when the story was filmed.
http://www.keyc.com/article/view/135886/
January 26, 2008
Tue 15 Jan 2008
‘Green Collar’ Jobs and the 3 Rs: Greater Minnesota’s Economy
Posted by Terry Morrow under Around the DistrictNo Comments
OP/ED COLUMN
‘Green collar’ jobs and the three Rs
Minnesota has taken a bold, confident step forward. Landmark legislation advancing alternative energy production and consumption brings together two long-term benefits particularly important for our area: environmental stewardship and economic gain. The growing ‘green collar’ economy offers exciting, sustainable jobs for local residents. The biofuel industry, especially as it grows and develops new technologies, is a major player in our nation’s future energy security. The ‘green collar’ jobs associated with growing crops, drawing energy from a wider range of plants, designing efficient equipment, and more will help rural Minnesota compete economically in the 21st century.
Realizing the ‘green collar’ potential requires investing in the three Rs: research, roads, and rail. We can build upon our gateway biofuel success, especially with biodiesel and ethanol, by discovering and designing increasingly efficient and clean technologies. Investment in research today–at our local colleges and in the private sector–will yield greater economic gains tomorrow.
Research and production require the other two Rs: roads and rail. Our transportation system must be sufficiently strong and safe to deliver our green-collar energy ‘produce’ to markets in Minnesota and far beyond. A comprehensive transportation investment plan that starts to strengthen our roads, Highway 14, for example, and protect our drivers is necessary. Minnesota must enhance its century-old, publicly-owned rail system–such as the Minnesota Prairie Line running through Sibley County–for farmers, coops, and others to ship economically, efficiently, and safely.
I look forward to working with folks throughout our community in 2008 to ensure that the three Rs are focuses of state investment in our future.
Representative Terry Morrow, 23A
appeared in several area newspapers
Fri 11 Jan 2008
I look forward to the upcoming town meetings with Senator Kathy Sheran. We hope that folks will visit with us, share ideas and concerns, and ask questions:
Saturday, January 19
- North Mankato Police Annex: 1001 Belgrade Avenue at 10:00 a.m.
- Mankato: Blue Earth County Library Auditorium at noon
- St. Peter: Community Center Governors’ Room at 2:00
Saturday, January 26
- Nicollet: Ron’s Pine Street Cafe at 9:00 a.m.
- Gaylord: Prairie House Restaurant at 10:30 a.m.
- Winthrop: Winthrop Honor Guard Veterans’ Club at noon
- Lafayette: Community Room at 2:00
- Courtland: Swany’s Pub at 3:30
Pictures of the Minnesota House of Representatives Chamber mural
by Al Behrends
(The voice of the people is the voice of God)
Wed 2 Jan 2008
FIXING ROADS AND BRIDGES
Star-Tribune letter to the editor, January 2, 2008
“All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten,” Robert Fulghum wrote over 20 years ago. I was reminded of this thought when my daughter Sally and I flipped through television channels over the holidays. We stopped briefly, hearing Bob the Builder ask, “Can we build it? Yes, we can.”
Our challenges often seem beyond solution. Certainly, complex problems cannot be solved through simple phrases alone. At the same time, commitment to clear principles and beliefs can lead to breakthroughs and progress.
Bob the Builder reminds us that confidence and determination are foundations for success in meeting challenges. Today, our roads and bridges need significant improvement. Everyone from MnDOT staff and line workers to county commissioners to commuters and travelers knows that Minnesota must act, especially in light of construction costs that will continue to rise much more rapidly than inflation.
Can Minnesota bring strength and safety back to our transportation system? Yes, we can.
It will take honest, responsible planning and years of hard work. It will take investment today to save money, time and lives tomorrow.
Nobody should doubt Minnesota’s determination and strength of spirit to get this job done. Let’s resolve to act this year.
REP. TERRY MORROW, DFL-ST. PETER
