Stay careful, but be hopeful in quarantine
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage across our state, country and world, things appear very bleak. Businesses, schools and...
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Time for Trump to self-quarantine
The president planned to address the nation on a spring Sunday night and speak to an urgent crisis. How he...
Transform isolation into fun family bonding
Social isolation does not have to be a miserable dilemma akin to solitary confinement in a jail. In fact, it...
Do your part to keep voting efficient and secure
Based on the number of citizens who turned out, Minnesota’s March 3 Presidential Nominating Primary was a success. This year’s...
Northstar rail great option for Twin Cities travel
The first week of March, I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in an externship program for three...
What’s behind outstate Republicans’ new concern for big-city safety?
The tug of war between Twin Cities legislators and their outstate colleagues is older than the state itself. St. Peter...
Open memory trunks, take a trip to the past
Last week my time machine landed smack-dab in the middle of the past. What a happy but sometimes sad trip...
No stars in dreary government buildings
The third-graders lay flat on the floor, looking up at the dome, 160 feet above. What did they see, the...