Readers want news, but who pays?
Americans want to read local news. There’s just one problem: they don’t want to pay for it. Some 86 percent...
Editorial
Reform needed for voters’ voices to be heard
Help paying for health care. Repairing crumbling roads and bridges. Gun safety laws. Action on climate change. A realistic immigration...
Voters lose with only Trump on the ballot
Republicans who vote in Minnesota’s new presidential primary next year will have only one choice on the ballot. Even though...
Social networks are publishers, not platforms
When online message boards, chat rooms and discussion lists first appeared in the digital world, they were much different than...
More cuts loom if voters reject school levy
Sartell-St. Stephen school district's voters will get a second chance on Nov. 5 to approve an operating levy that would...
Bits, bites and cops make St. Joseph a thriving place to live
Good news is stacking up for St. Joseph from a variety of unrelated actions that will help the city grow...
Vaping is a public health crisis for young people
Back in 1975, Minnesota was the first state to enact a Clean Indoor Air Act. Although the act did not...
Area legislators deliver votes on conservative agenda
If you are a political conservative, a recent report about the Minnesota Legislature has good news for you. If you’re...