Articles by: Paul Klingbeil

My father-in-law was a union meat packer back in the 50s when working conditions were truly deplorable and wages were far below what we would consider “liveable.”  From his stories I came to understand that unions could serve a vital need for laborers. But today’s headlines involving unions – whether it’s the “Right to Work” [...]

A recent article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press by a New York Times columnist carried the title, “’We the People’ Have Lost Some Fans.”[1] The article talked about how the Constitution has seen better days, calling it old, hard to read and out of step with the rest of the world. It appears as [...]