Staying out of jail is easy: don’t lie to the cops
Don’t lie to the cops. Talk about stating the obvious. But it’s a lesson apparently not widely learned. The current...
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Massacre survivors speak truth to power
The survivors of the butchery at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida,, are speaking truth to power –...
Gun debate is about dollars, cents
Thoughts and prayers. We heard those words again last week after another angry man picked up his legally purchased battlefield...
Lieutenant governor debacle spurious, unnecessary
As many people are aware, an unusually intense political situation continues to brew in our state capital of St. Paul....
How will 2018 be remembered?
Protests in the streets. Cries of racism. Conflict in Asia and the Middle East. Chaos in Washington. A description of...
Yes, Virginia, we do turn into our parents
It’s often said we turn into our parents. Thus, in a kind of sweet revenge, they get the last word,...
Fall election looms over legislative session
The Minnesota Legislature reconvenes on Feb. 20 for a three-month election-year session. With a wide-open governor’s race and control of...
With Super Bowl over, Vikings spirit lives on
It comes around every year, and now it has come and gone again. The Super Bowl, arguably one of the...