A long-awaited December projection of the forthcoming two-year Minnesota budget will be under careful consideration when lawmakers convene on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
You’d think that the news about a gift of several millions in unsolicited philanthropic money appearing on the doorstep of a Minnesota non-pro…
In our Cambridge-Isanti community, there is something special, a unique strength that shines through when it matters most: we show up for one …
As we approach the final weeks before a momentous Election Day 2024, we urge voters to focus on key issues facing our state and our country. W…
As we approach a momentous Election Day 2024, we urge voters to focus on the key issues facing our state and our country.
Minnesota voters have much at stake this fall. All 134 members of the House of Representatives are on the ballot, along with a host of city co…
When citizens go to the polls this fall, economic conditions will have a major influence on their votes. They will have plenty of factors, bot…
As we approach the final months before a momentous Election Day 2024, we urge voters to focus on the key issues facing our state and our count…
With the US Supreme Court’s recent ruling that cities can fine and jail homeless people for camping on public property, several Minnesota citi…
Legislation passed in the final hours of the 2024 Session should give significant relief for many Minnesotans struggling to pay medical debt.
In our Cambridge-Isanti community, there is something special, a unique strength that shines through when it matters most: we show up for one …
As we approach the final weeks before a momentous Election Day 2024, we urge voters to focus on key issues facing our state and our country. W…
As we approach a momentous Election Day 2024, we urge voters to focus on the key issues facing our state and our country.
Minnesota voters have much at stake this fall. All 134 members of the House of Representatives are on the ballot, along with a host of city co…
When citizens go to the polls this fall, economic conditions will have a major influence on their votes. They will have plenty of factors, bot…
As we approach the final months before a momentous Election Day 2024, we urge voters to focus on the key issues facing our state and our count…
With the US Supreme Court’s recent ruling that cities can fine and jail homeless people for camping on public property, several Minnesota citi…
Legislation passed in the final hours of the 2024 Session should give significant relief for many Minnesotans struggling to pay medical debt.
A much younger version of myself tepidly walked through the doorway at the Chaska Herald and immediately I was awash in a unique odor I’d neve…
Let’s get long-term care workers the compensation they deserve and the staff levels they need.
Once, as a child, I refused to eat the fried liver on the plate placed before me. The chalky taste did little to entice my taste buds. But it …
As the 2024 presidential debates are underway, a look at how the polls rate the candidates is in order.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, much has been said about closing our schools and its impact on our children. The sudden online learning t…
In the days after 9/11, many people were still scared, but also looking for ways to show their resilience as a nation.
Minnesota has a reputation for being a great place to raise a family. This past session, legislators approved historic spending for community …
These days, I’ve been doing a lot of window shopping. I cannot decide whether I need to buy a yacht or property on a Caribbean island, and onc…
The 2023 Legislative Session has moved Minnesota further toward the often-sought “Full Funding of Education” which our K-12 school boards and …
The recently adjourned Minnesota Legislative Session had something for everyone – in some cases, much to like and for others, much to dislike.
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency headed its 2020-22 strategic plan with the goal to “go big so everyone can go home” and then backed it up wit…
Recently I shouldered the task of selecting a book for my book club. And boy, was I nervous about it.
There is nothing static about our world.
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As a journalist, and particularly as a newspaper editor, I take words and writing extremely seriously.
The Minnesota Legislature has been exceptionally active this year in reforming state election laws. The state House of Representatives and Sen…
In 2013 when this editorial board demonstrated support of Southwest Light Rail, it did so knowing that it was the most expensive public works …
Legislative action this year has been swift and significant, as the DFL-controlled House and Senate moved quickly to advance long-promised bil…
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Aging services in Minnesota are many and varied. From funding for long-term care and home health care services to nutrition programs to afford…
Around 8 p.m. our time Jan. 2, Damar Hamlin was flat on his back, surrounded by medical personnel trying to save his life. The 24-year-old Buf…
Abortion, recreational marijuana and sports betting may grab an outsized share of attention during the 2023 session of the Minnesota Legislatu…
Legislation passed in the final hours of the 2024 Session should give significant relief for many Minnesotans struggling to pay medical debt.
A much younger version of myself tepidly walked through the doorway at the Chaska Herald and immediately I was awash in a unique odor I’d neve…
Let’s get long-term care workers the compensation they deserve and the staff levels they need.
Financial advisers repeat the mantra, “If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.”
As Minnesota enters 2024 — an election year — a broadly focused examination of the state’s fiscal health is in order.
A few weeks ago I mentioned in a column the effect words can have on others. That is especially true during an election season.
Something vital to our way of life is being destroyed during today’s acrimonious, political divide in our country. Respect for our public offi…
If the economy is in a remarkable recovery, why are Americans so moody?
National Entrepreneur’s Day – an annual event the third Tuesday of November — honors those who have built a business from absolutely nothing. …
If school resource officers have value for our children, we need them back in our schools.
Some people will tune out the latest atrocities in the Middle East with a shrug or by saying, “It’s complicated.” After all, Arabs and Jews ha…
Once, as a child, I refused to eat the fried liver on the plate placed before me. The chalky taste did little to entice my taste buds. But it …
As the 2024 presidential debates are underway, a look at how the polls rate the candidates is in order.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, much has been said about closing our schools and its impact on our children. The sudden online learning t…
In the days after 9/11, many people were still scared, but also looking for ways to show their resilience as a nation.
Minnesota has a reputation for being a great place to raise a family. This past session, legislators approved historic spending for community …
These days, I’ve been doing a lot of window shopping. I cannot decide whether I need to buy a yacht or property on a Caribbean island, and onc…
The 2023 Legislative Session has moved Minnesota further toward the often-sought “Full Funding of Education” which our K-12 school boards and …
The recently adjourned Minnesota Legislative Session had something for everyone – in some cases, much to like and for others, much to dislike.
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency headed its 2020-22 strategic plan with the goal to “go big so everyone can go home” and then backed it up wit…
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A few weeks ago I mentioned in a column the effect words can have on others. That is especially true during an election season.
Something vital to our way of life is being destroyed during today’s acrimonious, political divide in our country. Respect for our public offi…
If the economy is in a remarkable recovery, why are Americans so moody?
National Entrepreneur’s Day – an annual event the third Tuesday of November — honors those who have built a business from absolutely nothing. …
If school resource officers have value for our children, we need them back in our schools.
Some people will tune out the latest atrocities in the Middle East with a shrug or by saying, “It’s complicated.” After all, Arabs and Jews ha…
Once, as a child, I refused to eat the fried liver on the plate placed before me. The chalky taste did little to entice my taste buds. But it …
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As the 2024 presidential debates are underway, a look at how the polls rate the candidates is in order.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, much has been said about closing our schools and its impact on our children. The sudden online learning t…
In the days after 9/11, many people were still scared, but also looking for ways to show their resilience as a nation.
Minnesota has a reputation for being a great place to raise a family. This past session, legislators approved historic spending for community …
These days, I’ve been doing a lot of window shopping. I cannot decide whether I need to buy a yacht or property on a Caribbean island, and onc…
The 2023 Legislative Session has moved Minnesota further toward the often-sought “Full Funding of Education” which our K-12 school boards and …
The recently adjourned Minnesota Legislative Session had something for everyone – in some cases, much to like and for others, much to dislike.
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