Representative Moolenaar touted his belief in the “right to life” the day before federal agents killed Alex Pretti and the administration spread lies to excuse it. I answered his survey by pointing out that if he truly valued life, he’d condemn the killing and demand accountability. His silence speaks volumes.
Author Archives: James Ernest
The hour of decision
Federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis while he was restrained and unarmed, just weeks after an ICE agent killed Renée Good. Senior officials have denied what the videos plainly show and blocked meaningful investigation. This post calls citizens, lawmakers, and Christian leaders to confront the killings, the falsehoods surrounding them, and the urgent need for accountability.
Trump is becoming dictator
Peter Wehner clearly states the case that Trump is in the process of making himself a dictator (“authoritarian” national leader).
What Angela Rigas said about the protestors at her house
A legal and moral examination of Angela Rigas’s response to a peaceful protest outside her home—what the law says, what her rhetoric reveals, and what leadership should look like.
Priority Health, Integrity Insurance, and MAGA provocations
Does Priority Health support or condone the identification of its brand with MAGA and anti-LGBTQ provocations? What does the selling of insurance have to do with partisan-political trash talking? Integrity Insurance in Dutton, at the corner of Hanna Lake and 68th Street, has a sign on its building that rotates through a sequence of messages.Continue reading “Priority Health, Integrity Insurance, and MAGA provocations”
Two betrayals of Caledonia students, teachers, residents
The president of the Caledonia Community Schools Board of Education, Tim Morris, has served for years, and he has done some genuine good. At some level he has meant well. But he has recently shown himself to be an untrusting and untrustworthy trustee. To keep things simple, my own comments below point to two recentContinue reading “Two betrayals of Caledonia students, teachers, residents”
About the Lowell lawsuit: an open letter to the Caledonia school board
The defamation lawsuit filed by a Lowell Schools librarian recalls false statements against books and teachers in Caledonia.
Clarifying the issues in the Caledonia anti-masking and Kallman proposals
Dear trustees of Caledonia Community Schools, I have seen some of the replies that board president Tim Morris is sending to some who have written to the board expressing opposition to the masking policy and the “constitutional law firm” proposal. Those replies are useful for clarifying several points. The district’s responsibility to students is toContinue reading “Clarifying the issues in the Caledonia anti-masking and Kallman proposals”
A social-media post raises ethical questions for the Caledonia school board
This three-minute comment, given in the March 17, 2025, meeting of the Board of Education of Caledonia Community Schools, is a follow-up to “How not to prepare for the next epidemic.” The board chair is Tim Morris, who in the last several years has become a political ally or operative of State Representative Angela Rigas,Continue reading “A social-media post raises ethical questions for the Caledonia school board”
How not to prepare for the next epidemic: an open letter to the Board of Education of Caledonia Community Schools
A letter urging the Board of Education of Caledonia Community Schools not to adopt an unwise and possibly illegal policy and waste our money lawyering up to defend it.
Verba Sparsa 