Minnesota is a place where folks born and raised in the North Star state, transplants from other states, and immigrants alike can unite around…
As we begin 2025 we have an opportunity to come together as a community to embrace the celebrations and challenges in front of us at Robbinsda…
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.
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…
“There’s not enough time in the day…” “I’m so tired after work…” “I wish I had time for that…”
In a political climate that continues to divide us, I am proud to serve as co-chair of the Minnesota House Suburban Solutions Caucus—a group o…
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 am deeply honored to greet you as your senator for District 45 in the Minnesota Senate. I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for the trus…
There is much in this world that is beyond our control, like natural disasters. In 2024, 27 major climate-related disasters battered our natio…
As we begin 2025 we have an opportunity to come together as a community to embrace the celebrations and challenges in front of us at Robbinsda…
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.
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…
“There’s not enough time in the day…” “I’m so tired after work…” “I wish I had time for that…”
In a political climate that continues to divide us, I am proud to serve as co-chair of the Minnesota House Suburban Solutions Caucus—a group o…
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 am deeply honored to greet you as your senator for District 45 in the Minnesota Senate. I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for the trus…
There is much in this world that is beyond our control, like natural disasters. In 2024, 27 major climate-related disasters battered our natio…
Winter has a way of making us nostalgic. Having grown up in a small town, I think back to our family outlasting our “coldest year” or “biggest…
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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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…
I just read with horror about the two residents who made threatening comments to the Eden Prairie mayor over the proposed tax levy at the rece…
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…
As someone who is in love with the idea of Christmas, the joy that is shared, the love that is felt, and the empathy that is given, I've incre…
To the Editor:
“There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be careg…
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…
To the Editor:
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 …
To the Editor:
Robbinsdale Area Schools has been in the news recently, and while not all the news has been positive, I’m inspired by the strength of our comm…
To the Editor:
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…
There is much in this world that is beyond our control, like natural disasters. In 2024, 27 major climate-related disasters battered our natio…
Winter has a way of making us nostalgic. Having grown up in a small town, I think back to our family outlasting our “coldest year” or “biggest…
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…
Dear neighbors,
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…
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…
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…
I just read with horror about the two residents who made threatening comments to the Eden Prairie mayor over the proposed tax levy at the rece…
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…
As someone who is in love with the idea of Christmas, the joy that is shared, the love that is felt, and the empathy that is given, I've incre…
To the Editor:
“There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be careg…
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.
Dear neighbors,
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…
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…
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…
I just read with horror about the two residents who made threatening comments to the Eden Prairie mayor over the proposed tax levy at the rece…
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…
As someone who is in love with the idea of Christmas, the joy that is shared, the love that is felt, and the empathy that is given, I've incre…
To the Editor:
“There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be careg…
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…
