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Explaining Your West Saint Paul (Dakota County) Property Tax Statement

by James J Heaney Posted on 16 November 2021

OR: Why Did My Taxes Go Up While My Neighbor’s Went Down? What the Heck Kinda Deal is That? An average Minnesotan reads his property tax bill. Every year, we in West Saint Paul, Minnesota get our property tax notices … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 9 October 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 9 October 2020

OVERALL: After three months of stability, a significant covid surge is underway in Minnesota. We are a long way from our hospitalization capacity, and it may get itself under control in another week or two. Nevertheless, public health officials are … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 19 September 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 19 September 2020

OVERALL: As we enter a third straight month of a stable, low plateau in covid cases, it seems safe to say that what Minnesotans are doing to combat covid-19 is working, and we should continue doing it. We should also … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 2 September 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 2 September 2020

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on my opus And The War Came, about how America’s political institutions are considerably more fragile than widely believed. Since covid figures have been flat as a pancake for a while, I … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 12 August 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 12 August 2020

Thanks for your patience. I was on vacation last week. We went up north to the Brainerd area to a cabin resort we favor. It was weird doing everything socially distanced and/or outdoors, but we got through the week with … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 28 July 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 28 July 2020

OVERALL: For about the last month, Minnesota’s covid epidemic has been trending in the direction of a “second peak”. However, this week, that trend stalled out. By any measure, cases this week climbed much less than they did in recent … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 21 July 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 21 July 2020

OVERALL: In Minnesota, covid is climbing steadily back toward a new peak. Unless something about Minnesotan behavior changes within the next week or two, we are likely to surpass our April/May first peak in about a month. However, for now, … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 13 July 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 13 July 2020

OVERALL: In Minnesota, covid is still in a valley, not a peak, but there are growing signs of a second wave. Fortunately, the new wave is coming much more slowly than the last one, and it may still dissipate before … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 6 July 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 6 July 2020

As we stop having earthshaking revelations every week and ease into watchful-waiting mode, I think a low-intensity summary of Where Things Are At might be a helpful thing to have periodically. I don’t know whether these will become weekly or … Continue reading →

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Safely Enjoying Your Covid Summer in Minnesota

by James J Heaney Posted on 22 June 2020

Everything about this picture seems great, except that we don’t have gorgeous ocean beaches in Minnesota. In Minnesota, covid is slowing down. This is not true everywhere. If the virus gets opportunities and good luck or both, it may not … Continue reading →

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