Dal's dreams came quietly ... and linger
From the Publisher – Askov American
Marlana Benzie-Lourey
I was standing at the kitchen sink, a towering pile of dishes before me, my hands soaked and the end nowhere in sight. My kids were just toddlers, tumbling and bumbling around the kitchen at my feet.
Slowly and quietly, the front door creaked open.
"Grandpa Dal!" Stuart blurted, speeding toward our unexpected guest. My husband Tony's father, Gene, stepped cautiously into the kitchen as his grandsons ran to his feet, calling out his nickname, Dal, a shortened version of his middle name, Dallas.
Dal looked down and chuckled, offering a quick tease that sent the boys running and giggling, only to come back begging for more.
Honoring Gene Lourey
Gene's grandchildren gathered dirt and autumn leaves from a trail he built on the family property in Kerrick, and visitors Thursday were invited to take some home.
By Joel Kramer | Friday, Oct. 17, 2008
City Pages: Becky Lourey Wants You
Photo by Raoul Benavides for City Pages
http://www.citypages.com/2006-05-24/news/becky-lourey-wants-you
Pulse publisher praises Lourey health care plan ‘The most comprehensive, practical proposal’
The Health Care Security Plan offered by candidate for Governor Becky Lourey received strong praise in a critical analysis offered this week by Pulse alternative newspaper publisher Ed Felien.
In the compare-and-contrast piece, Felien stated: “Becky Lourey staked out the high ground early. She has been clear in her support of a single payer system through expansion of MinnesotaCare. This would be a gradual expansion that would create the least disruption and crunch on the State treasury. It would allow Minnesota corporations and small businesses to offer MinnesotaCare to their employees. This is the most comprehensive, practical proposal of any of the candidates.”
“It is very gratifying to receive wholehearted support for my health care plan from Ed Felien and the Pulse newspaper,” Lourey said. “My realistic plan will lower costs and can bring us to universal health care by 2010. As people look closely at my Health Care Security Plan, they invariably conclude that I am very serious about effective health care reform and cost control.”
