A retired law-enforcement friend says we should be asking our county commissioners how much they plan to pay for law enforcement five years fr…
For the third year now, my husband and I have embarked on a three-week road trip across the South, searching for sunshine and warmth, and spen…
I hesitated to write about the coronavirus this week because so much remains unknown and conditions change rapidly. Nevertheless, the news thi…
Today everyone seems to be looking for a great unifier and equalizer.
These are unusual times politically in America, what with the rise of populism and socialism as cures for all that ail U.S. society.
Minnesotans will finally get to vote Tuesday in their first presidential primary in 28 years. Those going to the polls will first have to decl…
(Editor’s note: This commentary has the full support and backing of the Adams Publishing/ECM Editorial Board.)
Almost a half century ago, I spent a couple of years living in Minneapolis near the University of Minnesota. I even took some journalism class…
Someday, historians will look back at Jan. 31, 2020, as one of the most pivotal days in history, ranking up there with Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept.…
Football season ended last weekend with the Super Bowl, and, at least for those of us who cheer hardest for the Minnesota Gophers, it was fun.
Let it never be said that one bad idea doesn’t deserve another.
Minnesota has a love affair with debt. According to Gobankingrates.com, Minnesotans carry the seventh highest debt per capita of any state’s r…
For at least the last quarter century, the inequality of educational outcomes in Minnesota has been a concern. The state has one of the larges…
To quote the late baseball icon Yogi Berra, “It’s getting late early.” For a host of Democratic presidential candidates that’s been the case f…
I went to my optometrist last week, Dr. A. Styg Matism, for my annual checkup. Styg put some drops in my eye. I assumed he was checking for gl…
We’ve come to the end of not only the year, but the decade. Before we review the predictions of my cracked, duct-taped crystal ball at the beg…
Apparently, gold, frankincense and myrrh can take you a long way.
In my recent quest to draw crossfire from those who believe Donald Trump is the Second Coming and those who view him as the devil incarnate, h…
The Term “deep state,” referring to the federal bureaucracy, has gained usage in recent years, but “deep state” is not exclusive to the feds. …
One thing that has come out of the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearings is that Democrats and liberals remain befuddled as to w…
Everyone knows that we live in a time of exceptional political polarization. Thus, I was a bit taken aback to hear what 3rd District Rep. Dean…
I’ve just finished reading the most emotionally wrenching book I’ve ever read. “The Only Plane in the Sky” by Garrett M. Graff is subtitled “A…
Five or more years ago, Camp Ripley held a program to honor veterans of the Vietnam War. By bureaucratic definition, I am officially a Vietnam…
Let’s be clear. The primary reason President Trump is likely to be impeached is because he mostly acts like a jerk.
Next March 13-14, every household in the nation is supposed to receive either a postcard or a paper form from the U.S. Census Bureau. About a …
Back when he was in Congress, former 8th District Rep. Rick Nolan once told me the best way to understand the Middle East was to think in term…
Sometimes, one has to wonder why our politicians seem so unable to accomplish much and the nation is so polarized. Recently, I came across the…
When Minnesotans think of a state agency in disarray, mismanaging millions in taxpayer funds, while touching the lives of nearly one million M…
“That’s crazy.” “Very frustrating!” Those are some reactions I’ve heard to the way that the Minnesota Department of Human Services is spending…
To the Editor:
The Morrison County Auditor-Treasurer’s office has been actively working hard this year in preparation for the elections in 2020. In March, on…
Back in April, I wrote a not so kind article reflecting on the eternal suffering of being a Minnesota Twins fan. Over the past 118 seasons, fi…
Minnesota’s new Commissioner of the Department of Human Services (DHS), Jodi Harpstead, began in the position Sept. 3. A day later, she appear…
If you’ve ever watched the movie “Hoosiers,” starring Gene Hackman as an Indiana high school basketball coach in the 1950s, you may recall tha…
Last week, the national news media made a big deal about it being the 400th anniversary of the introduction of slavery to North America. The p…
Two weeks ago, I drove by a high school, saw 50 cars in the parking lot, wondered why, and then saw that football practice had begun. That, in…
Something shifted in the gun control debate two weeks ago. Two mass shootings occurred in 24 hours, killing 31 and wounding 53 in Dayton and El Paso.
Occasionally, I’ve written about what it takes to live an active life longer than normal. Some readers have responded that they aren’t sure th…
The latest skirmish in the national culture wars occurred recently in St. Louis Park. Its City Council decided that saying the Pledge of Alleg…
Ever since she first announced she was running, California Sen. Kamala Harris has said when she becomes president, if Congress won’t act on pr…
A few weeks ago, the nation paused to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The lives lost by 1,465 members of “the Greatest Generation” …
Break out the brie and wine (since DFL bean feeds are long gone) and settle down for the official unofficial start of the 2020 presidential ca…
Junior Matthias Algarin is a state champion.
Count me among those who think the tariffs China has put on U.S. agricultural exports are only a minor irritant. Compared to the Unaffordable …
Count me among those who think the tariffs China has put on U.S. agricultural exports are only a minor irritant. Compared to the Unaffordable …
When Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar began her presidential campaign, she demonstrated at the outset that she had her priorities in better o…
Hello, graduates. Thank you for allowing me to speak to you today upon your commencement. I realize you didn’t invite me, but I elbowed my way…
As this is being written, the Minnesota Legislature is engaged in its annual cliff walk at the Capitol, with business supposed to be wrapped u…
I hesitated to write about the coronavirus this week because so much remains unknown and conditions change rapidly. Nevertheless, the news thi…
Today everyone seems to be looking for a great unifier and equalizer.
These are unusual times politically in America, what with the rise of populism and socialism as cures for all that ail U.S. society.
Minnesotans will finally get to vote Tuesday in their first presidential primary in 28 years. Those going to the polls will first have to decl…
(Editor’s note: This commentary has the full support and backing of the Adams Publishing/ECM Editorial Board.)
Almost a half century ago, I spent a couple of years living in Minneapolis near the University of Minnesota. I even took some journalism class…
Someday, historians will look back at Jan. 31, 2020, as one of the most pivotal days in history, ranking up there with Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept.…
Football season ended last weekend with the Super Bowl, and, at least for those of us who cheer hardest for the Minnesota Gophers, it was fun.
Let it never be said that one bad idea doesn’t deserve another.
Minnesota has a love affair with debt. According to Gobankingrates.com, Minnesotans carry the seventh highest debt per capita of any state’s r…
For at least the last quarter century, the inequality of educational outcomes in Minnesota has been a concern. The state has one of the larges…
To quote the late baseball icon Yogi Berra, “It’s getting late early.” For a host of Democratic presidential candidates that’s been the case f…
I went to my optometrist last week, Dr. A. Styg Matism, for my annual checkup. Styg put some drops in my eye. I assumed he was checking for gl…
We’ve come to the end of not only the year, but the decade. Before we review the predictions of my cracked, duct-taped crystal ball at the beg…
Apparently, gold, frankincense and myrrh can take you a long way.
In my recent quest to draw crossfire from those who believe Donald Trump is the Second Coming and those who view him as the devil incarnate, h…
The Term “deep state,” referring to the federal bureaucracy, has gained usage in recent years, but “deep state” is not exclusive to the feds. …
One thing that has come out of the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearings is that Democrats and liberals remain befuddled as to w…
Everyone knows that we live in a time of exceptional political polarization. Thus, I was a bit taken aback to hear what 3rd District Rep. Dean…
I’ve just finished reading the most emotionally wrenching book I’ve ever read. “The Only Plane in the Sky” by Garrett M. Graff is subtitled “A…
Five or more years ago, Camp Ripley held a program to honor veterans of the Vietnam War. By bureaucratic definition, I am officially a Vietnam…
Let’s be clear. The primary reason President Trump is likely to be impeached is because he mostly acts like a jerk.
Next March 13-14, every household in the nation is supposed to receive either a postcard or a paper form from the U.S. Census Bureau. About a …
Back when he was in Congress, former 8th District Rep. Rick Nolan once told me the best way to understand the Middle East was to think in term…
Sometimes, one has to wonder why our politicians seem so unable to accomplish much and the nation is so polarized. Recently, I came across the…
When Minnesotans think of a state agency in disarray, mismanaging millions in taxpayer funds, while touching the lives of nearly one million M…
“That’s crazy.” “Very frustrating!” Those are some reactions I’ve heard to the way that the Minnesota Department of Human Services is spending…
To the Editor:
The Morrison County Auditor-Treasurer’s office has been actively working hard this year in preparation for the elections in 2020. In March, on…
Back in April, I wrote a not so kind article reflecting on the eternal suffering of being a Minnesota Twins fan. Over the past 118 seasons, fi…
Minnesota’s new Commissioner of the Department of Human Services (DHS), Jodi Harpstead, began in the position Sept. 3. A day later, she appear…
If you’ve ever watched the movie “Hoosiers,” starring Gene Hackman as an Indiana high school basketball coach in the 1950s, you may recall tha…
Last week, the national news media made a big deal about it being the 400th anniversary of the introduction of slavery to North America. The p…
Two weeks ago, I drove by a high school, saw 50 cars in the parking lot, wondered why, and then saw that football practice had begun. That, in…
Something shifted in the gun control debate two weeks ago. Two mass shootings occurred in 24 hours, killing 31 and wounding 53 in Dayton and El Paso.
Occasionally, I’ve written about what it takes to live an active life longer than normal. Some readers have responded that they aren’t sure th…
The latest skirmish in the national culture wars occurred recently in St. Louis Park. Its City Council decided that saying the Pledge of Alleg…
Ever since she first announced she was running, California Sen. Kamala Harris has said when she becomes president, if Congress won’t act on pr…
A few weeks ago, the nation paused to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The lives lost by 1,465 members of “the Greatest Generation” …
Break out the brie and wine (since DFL bean feeds are long gone) and settle down for the official unofficial start of the 2020 presidential ca…
Junior Matthias Algarin is a state champion.
Count me among those who think the tariffs China has put on U.S. agricultural exports are only a minor irritant. Compared to the Unaffordable …
Count me among those who think the tariffs China has put on U.S. agricultural exports are only a minor irritant. Compared to the Unaffordable …
When Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar began her presidential campaign, she demonstrated at the outset that she had her priorities in better o…
Hello, graduates. Thank you for allowing me to speak to you today upon your commencement. I realize you didn’t invite me, but I elbowed my way…
As this is being written, the Minnesota Legislature is engaged in its annual cliff walk at the Capitol, with business supposed to be wrapped u…
When I was somewhere around the age of 7 or 8, I was just learning that the world was more dangerous and insecure than the environment that my…
The ambience is different at the state capitol this year. Meeting April 25 with new Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders, one can almost feel…
Almost a half century ago, I spent a couple of years living in Minneapolis near the University of Minnesota. I even took some journalism class…
Someday, historians will look back at Jan. 31, 2020, as one of the most pivotal days in history, ranking up there with Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept.…
Football season ended last weekend with the Super Bowl, and, at least for those of us who cheer hardest for the Minnesota Gophers, it was fun.
Let it never be said that one bad idea doesn’t deserve another.
Minnesota has a love affair with debt. According to Gobankingrates.com, Minnesotans carry the seventh highest debt per capita of any state’s r…
For at least the last quarter century, the inequality of educational outcomes in Minnesota has been a concern. The state has one of the larges…
To quote the late baseball icon Yogi Berra, “It’s getting late early.” For a host of Democratic presidential candidates that’s been the case f…
I went to my optometrist last week, Dr. A. Styg Matism, for my annual checkup. Styg put some drops in my eye. I assumed he was checking for gl…
We’ve come to the end of not only the year, but the decade. Before we review the predictions of my cracked, duct-taped crystal ball at the beg…
Apparently, gold, frankincense and myrrh can take you a long way.
In my recent quest to draw crossfire from those who believe Donald Trump is the Second Coming and those who view him as the devil incarnate, h…
The Term “deep state,” referring to the federal bureaucracy, has gained usage in recent years, but “deep state” is not exclusive to the feds. …
One thing that has come out of the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearings is that Democrats and liberals remain befuddled as to w…
Everyone knows that we live in a time of exceptional political polarization. Thus, I was a bit taken aback to hear what 3rd District Rep. Dean…
I’ve just finished reading the most emotionally wrenching book I’ve ever read. “The Only Plane in the Sky” by Garrett M. Graff is subtitled “A…
Five or more years ago, Camp Ripley held a program to honor veterans of the Vietnam War. By bureaucratic definition, I am officially a Vietnam…
Let’s be clear. The primary reason President Trump is likely to be impeached is because he mostly acts like a jerk.
Next March 13-14, every household in the nation is supposed to receive either a postcard or a paper form from the U.S. Census Bureau. About a …
Back when he was in Congress, former 8th District Rep. Rick Nolan once told me the best way to understand the Middle East was to think in term…
Sometimes, one has to wonder why our politicians seem so unable to accomplish much and the nation is so polarized. Recently, I came across the…
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