Don’t let Black Friday lead to the January blues
Americans can be generous – to a fault – and that character trait is never more evident than during the...
Opinion
FDA should definitely ban trans fats
The federal Food and Drug Administration plans soon to outlaw trans fats in our food supply. Good. It's about time....
Let light shine on mental-illness issues
Wendy and Steve Hennes, Sartell Recently, we hosted a house party in response to a request by the National Alliance...
Food-stamp cutbacks spell sad day for America
Nov. 1 was a sad day for America. That's the day the federal government made the first of a series...
Revisiting a hero, celebrating all veterans
Back in 2009, I had the very good fortune of meeting St. Joseph resident Larry Tillemans. I was researching a...
We spend five years of life waiting, waiting . . .
It's no wonder the most emblematic play of the past century is Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," first performed in...
Timely preventive maintenance can make winter less miserable
With a sudden nippy chill in the air and the sun sinking faster, we all know what we're in store...
Voter-suppression can destroy democracy
After voting dutifully for 52 years, a Texas judge last week came up against a barrier when she tried to...