Banking on a new stadium for the Vikings
Like many others around me, I was anxious to catch a glimpse of the new U.S. Bank Stadium. Aug. 3...
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Courts start busting voting restrictions
A counter assault against restrictive voting rights is – thankfully – busting down barriers erected in sly attempts to make...
No thugs, no drugs, no guns, no gangs
It was many decades ago when I decided (as a 17-year-old) to join a drum-and-bugle corps out of Rochester, N.Y....
Hillary pulls off historic feat in Philadelphia
What a happy, historic moment it was when Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination as candidate for president of...
Vice president candidates balance the tickets
With the national conventions wrapped up for both major political parties, a topic highlighted more than its usual share in our...
Hillary’s the glue that unites Republicans
Is Hillary Clinton the glue that unites the fractious Republican Party? That seemed to be the case during the National...
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Shame on us! Shame on what an inept, uncommunicative culture we have become. I recognized the sad turn of events...
He waved; let’s all wave more often
When I first moved into my townhome in Sauk Rapids in autumn of 2014, my life was a matter of...