Keep it local during Oct. 18 trash pickup
“If you see something, say something.” That admonition usually applies to airports and other potential terrorism targets. But on Oct....
Editorial
Census, redistricting questions are hidden election issues
The future of Minnesota’s representation in the next decade will be decided with this fall’s elections and with decisions being...
Compromise, cooperation should be key issues for voters
It’s hard to turn down a gift of $6 million. But that’s what happened because Minnesota’s political leaders couldn’t agree...
Government shouldn’t try to censor social media
Misconceptions about free speech and the First Amendment are getting tangled up in the growing controversy over the role of...
‘Nobody’ wins when you don’t vote
Do you want to overthrow the government? Or maybe you think things are going just fine. Either way, Tuesday’s primary...
New ruling opens courtroom doors just slightly to cameras
An open-government debate that has gone mostly unnoticed for the past 30 years cleared another milestone in early July. The...
Voters do have a choice in future Supreme Court cases
The debate about how Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Supreme Court seat should be filled and how an expected “conservative” justice might...
Transparency questionable in recent council decisions
Let us be perfectly clear. In no way is this meant to tarnish what we're sure is an impeccable reputation...