There was a little surprise and sadness in the announcement on Friday that Minnesota Representative Tom Rukavina is retiring. There are other friends of the the consumer that are retiring, but...
In the last several years, the obesity epidemic and the increasing incidence of diabetes have gotten significant attention in the news, often with a focus on what we can do to reverse these...
Like last time I looked at this topic : It depends. They fight against asbestos suits because of claims of fraud with the trusts. Unfortunately for them, a Government Accountability Office report...
I was reading the different thoughts about the withdrawal of a job offer to former Governor Candidate Tom Emmer from the Hamline University Business School. The speculation was that due to of his...
While construction deaths declined nationally in 2010, Minnesota saw an increase.
Construction deaths decreased 10 percent between 2009 and 2010 and by nearly 40 percent over the five years,...
News of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan continues to emerge on a daily basis. Ever since the natural disaster occurred, and particularly in the last couple of weeks, the focus has largely...
There are two times when insurance companies are very interested in the activities of those they insure. They are very interested in ensuring that the premiums get paid and they are again very...
A construction worker from Stayton was killed on Wednesday in a highway repaving project. The construction accident happened in Alsea on Highway 34. The victim was using an asphalt grinder. The grinder rolled over the man and down an embankment. It appears part of the highway collapsed causing the accident. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was employed by Hatch Company, a...
A 26-year-old construction worker was killed in El Paso after being run over by a bulldozer. The construction accident happened at Paragon and Mesa Street. The construction workers were repairing an arroyo. "Firefighters arrived. They found a 26-year-old male unconscious. He was unresponsive. They initiated CPR and resuscitation measures. They transported him to a hospital," said Lt. Mario...
Two workers were killed in a fire at a major oil pipeline from Canada on Wednesday, November 28, which then sent oil prices soaring. The workers were trying to fix the underground pipeline when the flames escaped igniting the fire. Residents from the area had to be evacuated from the area because of the thick smoke. The fire burned until the next morningApparently the pipe had leaked a few...