Tim Penny looked like a substitute teacher as I shuffled into my 10th-grade social studies class in 1980. He was standing next to the slate bl…
Wow was I wrong. I thought perhaps a few hundred Minnesota youngsters participated in the state’s Math League, and maybe 15-20 high schools. Way off.
“There’s not enough time in the day…” “I’m so tired after work…” “I wish I had time for that…”
As a young child, I was a notoriously light eater — a stark contrast to my adulthood, where I always bring a hearty appetite to the table.
I’ve been having some very strange exchanges on Facebook lately … even more than usual.
Xcel Energy Center, Target Center, Target Field, US Bank Stadium. CHS Field, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Allianz Field, Williams Arena, 3M A…
To the Editor:
Tim Penny looked like a substitute teacher as I shuffled into my 10th-grade social studies class in 1980. He was standing next to the slate bl…
Wow was I wrong. I thought perhaps a few hundred Minnesota youngsters participated in the state’s Math League, and maybe 15-20 high schools. Way off.
“There’s not enough time in the day…” “I’m so tired after work…” “I wish I had time for that…”
To the Editor:
As a young child, I was a notoriously light eater — a stark contrast to my adulthood, where I always bring a hearty appetite to the table.
I’ve been having some very strange exchanges on Facebook lately … even more than usual.
Xcel Energy Center, Target Center, Target Field, US Bank Stadium. CHS Field, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Allianz Field, Williams Arena, 3M A…
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…
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It has been exciting to have the energy and activity on Normandale Community College’s campus during the 2024 fall semester.
To the Editor:
As Minnesotans prepare for winter, many will be heading to the store to grab a bag of deicing salt. Before you douse your driveways and sidewa…
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I wwnt to the mall last weekend and watched parents create a chaotic line past Starbucks and Kay Jewelers so their kids could experience the w…
Dec. 19 was a terrific, historic day for Minnesota youngsters and families. For the first time, the Minnesota Housing agency awarded $99,999 e…
To the Editor:
With Christmas next week, you’re probably expecting me to share a cookie recipe or some kind of holiday baked good. But I’m pretty sure you al…
Three years ago, I knocked on Neon’s door for the first time. It was my first ever shift as a SYNERGY HomeCare employee and I had no idea what…
A death of a child is a never-ending wrong.
“An amazing opportunity to make a difference.” “Spectacular.” “Wonderful.” “I never thought someone like me would have the opportunity to do s…
Homicide is a terrible thing.
Remember when a data breach seemed like a pretty big deal?
There’s only a fleeting season when fresh apple cider is available in stores, so when I recently used this autumnal elixir to slowly braise a …
“I heard the bells on Christmas Day, their old, familiar carols play,” is the start of a popular Christmas carol. The rest of that first line …
Ranked-choice voting remains supported by voters
On a day when we are reminded to be thankful for anything and everything in our lives, the contrarian in me is thankful for the irony of the w…
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…
Xcel Energy Center, Target Center, Target Field, US Bank Stadium. CHS Field, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Allianz Field, Williams Arena, 3M A…
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…
As winter’s harsh bite deepens and those wicked wind chills send us scurrying indoors, I’ve decided to let the liquid love keep flowing throug…
Something unusual has just been posted on the internet. For the last eight months, students at Higher Ground Academy, a Minnesota charter publ…
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A long-awaited December projection of the forthcoming two-year Minnesota budget will be under careful consideration when lawmakers convene on …
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 t…
You’d think that the news about a gift of several millions in unsolicited philanthropic money appearing on the doorstep of a Minnesota nonprof…
It has been exciting to have the energy and activity on Normandale Community College’s campus during the 2024 fall semester.
To the Editor:
As Minnesotans prepare for winter, many will be heading to the store to grab a bag of deicing salt. Before you douse your driveways and sidewa…
To the Editor:
I wwnt to the mall last weekend and watched parents create a chaotic line past Starbucks and Kay Jewelers so their kids could experience the w…
Dec. 19 was a terrific, historic day for Minnesota youngsters and families. For the first time, the Minnesota Housing agency awarded $99,999 e…
To the Editor:
With Christmas next week, you’re probably expecting me to share a cookie recipe or some kind of holiday baked good. But I’m pretty sure you al…
Something unusual has just been posted on the internet. For the last eight months, students at Higher Ground Academy, a Minnesota charter publ…
To the Editor:
A long-awaited December projection of the forthcoming two-year Minnesota budget will be under careful consideration when lawmakers convene on …
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 t…
You’d think that the news about a gift of several millions in unsolicited philanthropic money appearing on the doorstep of a Minnesota nonprof…
It has been exciting to have the energy and activity on Normandale Community College’s campus during the 2024 fall semester.
To the Editor:
As Minnesotans prepare for winter, many will be heading to the store to grab a bag of deicing salt. Before you douse your driveways and sidewa…
To the Editor:
I wwnt to the mall last weekend and watched parents create a chaotic line past Starbucks and Kay Jewelers so their kids could experience the w…
Dec. 19 was a terrific, historic day for Minnesota youngsters and families. For the first time, the Minnesota Housing agency awarded $99,999 e…
To the Editor:
