With the inauguration of President Donald Trump behind us, it is time to find out what his agenda will mean for Minnesota and the United State…
This week, the Minnesota Newspaper Association inducted me into its Half Century Club, an honor which means mostly that one is old and has 50 …
Something unusual has just been posted on the internet. For the last eight months, students at Higher Ground Academy, a Minnesota charter publ…
One of my favorite enjoyments is going on road to new and familiar destinations. It is that time of year that I feel the road is calling me on…
President Trump created some amusement recently by saying he wanted to annex Canada and Greenland. While that may have less chance than the Vi…
There is much in this world that is beyond our control, like natural disasters. In 2024, 27 major climate-related disasters battered our natio…
Whenever I look down at my odometer and see the miles scrolling higher, I sense time is not on my side. Do I trade it in and maximize the valu…
If this year’s session of the Minnesota Legislature were a track meet, the race official would run out of ammo for the pistol because of all t…
Over the last several years, our state government has operated under one-party Democrat control where we saw party-line votes spending the ent…
The 2024 election made it clear that Minnesota is a closely divided state and voters chose a tied Minnesota House of Representatives. While th…
Something unusual has just been posted on the internet. For the last eight months, students at Higher Ground Academy, a Minnesota charter publ…
One of my favorite enjoyments is going on road to new and familiar destinations. It is that time of year that I feel the road is calling me on…
President Trump created some amusement recently by saying he wanted to annex Canada and Greenland. While that may have less chance than the Vi…
There is much in this world that is beyond our control, like natural disasters. In 2024, 27 major climate-related disasters battered our natio…
Whenever I look down at my odometer and see the miles scrolling higher, I sense time is not on my side. Do I trade it in and maximize the valu…
If this year’s session of the Minnesota Legislature were a track meet, the race official would run out of ammo for the pistol because of all t…
Over the last several years, our state government has operated under one-party Democrat control where we saw party-line votes spending the ent…
The 2024 election made it clear that Minnesota is a closely divided state and voters chose a tied Minnesota House of Representatives. While th…
One can only speculate on the future of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, but something is up with him.
“An amazing opportunity to make a difference.” “Spectacular.” “Wonderful.” “I never thought someone like me would have the opportunity to do s…
One would think with all the messiness surrounding the 2020 election that Minnesota would have a foolproof process for counting the votes by n…
President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, is almost certainly the first to slap her daughter in a World…
Before it became my job to write about city council meetings and local plays, I wrote primarily about video games and other areas of pop cultu…
As a kid I always looked forward to Dec. 6. I don’t think it was because Christmas was right around the corner.
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2019 is a day I will never forget. It is the day I received news from my childhood best friend, Lisen Olsson, in Sw…
In the 1976 election, Minnesotans elected 104 DFLers and only 30 Republicans to the state House of Representatives. Voters were still upset ov…
The news hit me like a death in the family.
The last few months have helped me realize how right former Minnesota TV anchor Pat Miles is. In her immensely helpful book “Before All is Sai…
In seventh-grade math class, I sat across from a kid who could make smoke filter out of his ears. It was no magic trick, he’d mastered getting…
My mom was pretty clear about the act of lying. It was not in her index of accepted behaviors for her children. And omitting certain truths wh…
From the wailing and gnashing of teeth by Democrats to the “Take that” self-righteousness of Republicans, the post mortems on the 2024 electio…
Calls for $20 billion in “emergency” farm program payments won’t go away now that the proposal’s principal audience, voters, have done their d…
A recent conversation with colleagues moved to the topic of voting. One person asked, “Why is voting so important to many of us, but not for others?”
As we graze slowly toward election day, it’s hard to know what to expect. Honestly, do any of us truly know what to expect with any election?
Back in early October, as parts of the South were still reeling from Hurricane Helene’s impact and Hurricane Milton had begun its run toward F…
As we graze slowly toward election day, it’s hard to know what to expect. Honestly, do any of us truly know what to expect with any election?
Election Day is just days away — some have already voted. For those who haven’t voted yet, or even if you have, read on — you can even change …
Along with beautiful fall colors, this is a terrific month for free opportunities for Minnesota youngsters and adults. Whether learning about …
After two hurricanes each did well over $50 billion in damage to the southeastern United States, it is time for the U.S. to rethink its whole …
One aspect of inflation and rising costs at the grocery store many people face today is food insecurity. According to Feeding America, a non-p…
The 2024 election made it clear that Minnesota is a closely divided state and voters chose a tied Minnesota House of Representatives. While th…
One can only speculate on the future of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, but something is up with him.
“An amazing opportunity to make a difference.” “Spectacular.” “Wonderful.” “I never thought someone like me would have the opportunity to do s…
Dec. 19 was a terrific, historic day for Minnesota youngsters and families. For the first time, the Minnesota Housing agency awarded $99,999 e…
A few weeks ago on X, that social media platform’s owner, Elon Musk, tweeted that he has the US’s twice-yearly Daylight Savings/Standard Time …
Went to the mall last weekend and watched parents create a chaotic line past Starbucks and Kay Jewelers so their kids could experience the won…
This season is based in faith, hope and charity, and for the first time in decades, hope grows that the Federal Government will do something t…
Remember when a data breach seemed like a pretty big deal?
As it happens, there were a raft of ballot initiatives this year that offered voters a chance to address some of these issues, especially by r…
For 16 years, I’ve had a black Tuxedo cat named Pixie. One aesthetic detail that makes her somewhat stand out is that she’s always had half a …
Thanksgiving has come and gone. Or has it?! For many years now, those who are wiser and more experienced than me, (although I am now 70), have…
One would think with all the messiness surrounding the 2020 election that Minnesota would have a foolproof process for counting the votes by n…
President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, is almost certainly the first to slap her daughter in a World…
Before it became my job to write about city council meetings and local plays, I wrote primarily about video games and other areas of pop cultu…
As a kid I always looked forward to Dec. 6. I don’t think it was because Christmas was right around the corner.
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2019 is a day I will never forget. It is the day I received news from my childhood best friend, Lisen Olsson, in Sw…
In the 1976 election, Minnesotans elected 104 DFLers and only 30 Republicans to the state House of Representatives. Voters were still upset ov…
The news hit me like a death in the family.
The last few months have helped me realize how right former Minnesota TV anchor Pat Miles is. In her immensely helpful book “Before All is Sai…
In seventh-grade math class, I sat across from a kid who could make smoke filter out of his ears. It was no magic trick, he’d mastered getting…
Went to the mall last weekend and watched parents create a chaotic line past Starbucks and Kay Jewelers so their kids could experience the won…
This season is based in faith, hope and charity, and for the first time in decades, hope grows that the Federal Government will do something t…
Remember when a data breach seemed like a pretty big deal?
As it happens, there were a raft of ballot initiatives this year that offered voters a chance to address some of these issues, especially by r…
For 16 years, I’ve had a black Tuxedo cat named Pixie. One aesthetic detail that makes her somewhat stand out is that she’s always had half a …
Thanksgiving has come and gone. Or has it?! For many years now, those who are wiser and more experienced than me, (although I am now 70), have…
One would think with all the messiness surrounding the 2020 election that Minnesota would have a foolproof process for counting the votes by n…
President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, is almost certainly the first to slap her daughter in a World…
Before it became my job to write about city council meetings and local plays, I wrote primarily about video games and other areas of pop cultu…
As a kid I always looked forward to Dec. 6. I don’t think it was because Christmas was right around the corner.
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2019 is a day I will never forget. It is the day I received news from my childhood best friend, Lisen Olsson, in Sw…
In the 1976 election, Minnesotans elected 104 DFLers and only 30 Republicans to the state House of Representatives. Voters were still upset ov…
The news hit me like a death in the family.
The last few months have helped me realize how right former Minnesota TV anchor Pat Miles is. In her immensely helpful book “Before All is Sai…
