July 29, 2005
Patriot Picnic!
Don't forget to join us at the Patriot Picnic tomorrow, Saturday July 30, at Starring Lake Park in Eden Prairie. (And if you're coming from the northwest suburbs, remember that 494 is going to be closed all weekend - might want to take 169 or 101).
The party starts at 11, lunch at 11:30 (and rumors that it's going to be more Jay Larson hot dogs are apparently in error!). David Strom will be broadcasting his whole show from the park, and we'll be going live after David from noon until 3PM.
We'll have contests, all sorts of audience participation, an interview with District Six congressman and Senate candidate Mark Kennedy, and of course the whole NARN thang, live.
Pre-register at the AM1280 site, so there's enough food!
July 23, 2005
Saturday, July 23
Today - the snarking, the fashion criticism...
...John Roberts is up for the Supreme Court, right? Because it seems more like he's up for Fashion Page editor at Vogue.
Is Roberts' son's suit a sign of the impending apocalypse?
This and much more on today's NARN. Give us a call - 651-289-4488!
July 12, 2005
More From Tamar Jacoby
Last Saturday, we were joined in the second hour by Tamar Jacoby for a lively discussion on immigration reform. Tamar has a new piece on the subject in the LA Times called A law that means business:
It isn't hard to see the moral of the story. Yes, we need better enforcement on the border (particularly in remote, rural areas such as southern Arizona). Yes, it's essential that we focus on the workplace, checking employees against Social Security records at the moment of hiring (electronically, with a system something like credit card verification). And yes, we need penalties stiff enough to deter future offenders--perhaps even fines based on a percentage of company profits.
But even more important, we need to recognize that our laws are out of sync with the country's labor needs--and that it doesn't pay to try to enforce unrealistic laws. We need immigration quotas--or a guest worker program--generous enough to supply American employers with the employees they need to grow their businesses. And we need to bring the 11 million illegal immigrants already here and working onto the right side of the law. Otherwise, as in Nebraska in 1998, we risk putting whole industries out of business.
July 07, 2005
Saturday July 9th Guest
Tamar Jacoby from the Manhattan Institute, will be joining us in the second hour this Saturday to discuss immigration. Here's a piece of hers on the subject of amnesty for illegal immigrants that appeared in the Wall Street Journal.
Links From Last Week
If you want to support Jeff Johnson in his bid to become Minnesota's Attorney General in 2006, you can find out what you can do to help here.
Support the troops through Operation Minnesota Nice here.
And support a conservative voice in the local media by reading Mark Yost here.