Tag Archives: Les Phillips

Vote Climate Not Hate

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Les

Originally posted on Facebook, 10/09/2018. Yesterday, the UN IPCC report on climate change came out and the news was awful. Within a decade or so, if we don’t tackle climate change wholeheartedly and world-wide, we will pass the 1.5 C … Continue reading →

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Trump and the GOP’s Race to Hell

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Les

Well El Douche has taken us to a new low. It’s not a race to the bottom, it’s a race to Hell. Not surprisingly, Minnesota’s Republicans have jumped in with both feet. Hopefully it’s over their heads. The crisis at … Continue reading →

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Partisan

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Les

While doing a deep dive into my archives I came upon this interior shot of a barracks room in El Moro Fortress. I think it is a metaphor for partisanship and what happens in the partisan’s mind. I’ll let you … Continue reading →

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Round Barn

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Les

Round Barn, 1902, Pigeon Falls, Wisconsin             photo 1988 The History of Trempealeau County, has an entry about this land and barn, recorded for all posterity: Ludwig O. Goplin. Among the farmers of Gale Township who are recognized as … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 2017 – What have We Learned?

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Les

We are in the 16th year of the longest war in American history. It’s the Memorial Day weekend. As a nation we remember all those who have served our nation in war, sacrificed their mental and physical health, and for … Continue reading →

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Restoration of the People’s House

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Les

School children in the newly restored rotunda at the Minnesota State House. I was at the Minnesota State Capitol, “The People’s House”, a few days ago. On any day when the government is in session, it rings with the sounds … Continue reading →

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