I continue to follow Elk River as I consider it a big part of my life, having served on the Elk River Area School Board for eight years and ha…
A huge thank you to Rep. Kurt Daudt for his leadership and determination to fix the pandemic unemployment insurance trust fund deficit. A $2.7…
May is Mental Health Month and, recently, Minnesota Gov. Walz declared that our state was committed to “providing health resources to every Mi…
The plaque dedicating the two new softball fields at Lion John Weicht Park to John Barth will be officially unveiled Tuesday, May 17, at 6 p.m.
Lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz are required by law to adjourn the current session of the Minnesota House and Senate on May 23.
For many of us, filing our taxes this year has felt like adding insult to injury. Government spending has created an inflation crisis the like…
Grant Siebert’s shy smile turned to a broad grin. Grant, a 14-year-old eighth grader, was explaining to about 30 educators from around the cou…
Editorial cartoon for May 21, 2022.
May is Mental Health Month and, recently, Minnesota Gov. Walz declared that our state was committed to “providing health resources to every Mi…
The plaque dedicating the two new softball fields at Lion John Weicht Park to John Barth will be officially unveiled Tuesday, May 17, at 6 p.m.
Lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz are required by law to adjourn the current session of the Minnesota House and Senate on May 23.
Editorial cartoon for May 7, 2022.
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Every time I see Democrats or Republicans blast each other for stalled legislation in D.C., I think of Chuck Barris, hoping somebody will expo…
Editorial cartoon for April 2, 2022.
Just over two years ago, CAER Food Shelf remained open as an essential operation during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota.
As politically divided as this nation is, it is becoming clear that public education is falling into the grips of election-year division. It i…
A new ABC TV show brings two valuable things to viewers: laughter and nuance.
What is the state of our state’s 87 counties? The word that most resonates with me when I contemplate this is “resolute.”
On Rare Disease Day, which was February 28, 2022, in conjunction with the National MPS Society and more than 60 other advocates, I spoke with …
After nearly a two-year hiatus, we are back on the road. Two years ago this week, we were heading home from a three-week sojourn across the so…
What would you call an unprecedented number of Minnesotans owing back rent (many on the verge of homelessness) combined with an unprecedented …
Earlier this week, Sanctuary and Resistance to Injustice (SARI), a faith-based immigrant rights group, called for the end of Sherburne County’…
We, the undersigned organizations, join Sanctuary and Resistance to Injustice (SARI) in calling for an immediate end to immigrant detention in…
Life is not fair.
Minnesotans are right to expect accountability and transparency from their public institutions. While this open approach to government is crit…
More involvement by families, educators and students is needed in decision-making. That’s a clear and wise message from a large statewide Minn…
Editorial cartoon for March 5, 2022.
Transparency has always been a fundamental value of our elections, and our election judges play a key role in ensuring our elections are trans…
All township residents have a direct voice and a direct vote with their local government. On Tuesday, March 8, townships will hold their annua…
The city of Elk River has partnered with ISD 728 and recently built two new hockey arenas and two new softball fields. The arenas and the soft…
Editorial cartoon for Feb. 19, 2022,
While Minnesotans often are understated, I’d like to say hooray for Sarah Sannes, Jada Jones-Vogt, Zavion Thompson and Shannon Gavrilov! They’…
Editorial cartoon for April 30, 2022.
Editorial cartoon for April 30, 2022.
Every weekend I have a set routine.
Living a real-life idiom — those phrases that have both literal and figurative meanings — is a rewarding diversion for word nerds like me.
In a tragic, but typical action, U.S. Department of Education officials are ignoring the insights of Minnesota educators such as Susan Berg, H…
As a kid, the town dump — yes, many small towns had dumps — was located just yards from a river that cut through the north side of our village…
Between inflation and increases to market value, changes to the market value exclusion are needed, he says
In 2016, due to Obamacare forcing the end of the MN Comprehensive health insurance program (created decades before for Minnesotans with pre-ex…
Editorial cartoon for April 9, 2022.
High school students like Wayzata’s Rani Mukherjee, and college students like Little Falls’ Zeke Jackson, could produce a big victory for Minn…
Growing up in Elk River, I always looked forward to Memorial Day, especially the parade where the veterans put on their old military uniforms …
Every time I see Democrats or Republicans blast each other for stalled legislation in D.C., I think of Chuck Barris, hoping somebody will expo…
Editorial cartoon for April 2, 2022.
Just over two years ago, CAER Food Shelf remained open as an essential operation during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota.
As politically divided as this nation is, it is becoming clear that public education is falling into the grips of election-year division. It i…
A new ABC TV show brings two valuable things to viewers: laughter and nuance.
What is the state of our state’s 87 counties? The word that most resonates with me when I contemplate this is “resolute.”
On Rare Disease Day, which was February 28, 2022, in conjunction with the National MPS Society and more than 60 other advocates, I spoke with …
After nearly a two-year hiatus, we are back on the road. Two years ago this week, we were heading home from a three-week sojourn across the so…
What would you call an unprecedented number of Minnesotans owing back rent (many on the verge of homelessness) combined with an unprecedented …
As a kid, the town dump — yes, many small towns had dumps — was located just yards from a river that cut through the north side of our village…
Between inflation and increases to market value, changes to the market value exclusion are needed, he says
In 2016, due to Obamacare forcing the end of the MN Comprehensive health insurance program (created decades before for Minnesotans with pre-ex…
Editorial cartoon for April 9, 2022.
High school students like Wayzata’s Rani Mukherjee, and college students like Little Falls’ Zeke Jackson, could produce a big victory for Minn…
Growing up in Elk River, I always looked forward to Memorial Day, especially the parade where the veterans put on their old military uniforms …
Every time I see Democrats or Republicans blast each other for stalled legislation in D.C., I think of Chuck Barris, hoping somebody will expo…
Editorial cartoon for April 2, 2022.
Just over two years ago, CAER Food Shelf remained open as an essential operation during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota.
As politically divided as this nation is, it is becoming clear that public education is falling into the grips of election-year division. It i…
A new ABC TV show brings two valuable things to viewers: laughter and nuance.
What is the state of our state’s 87 counties? The word that most resonates with me when I contemplate this is “resolute.”
On Rare Disease Day, which was February 28, 2022, in conjunction with the National MPS Society and more than 60 other advocates, I spoke with …
After nearly a two-year hiatus, we are back on the road. Two years ago this week, we were heading home from a three-week sojourn across the so…
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