We can be proud of our legislature
If only the U.S. Congress could function like the Congress in St. Paul, many of the nation’s problems could be...
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Brain damage? Look who’s talking
Mud-flinging Meister Karl Rove is stooping to new lows, demonstrating once again the insecurities that shiver through the Republican Party...
From the Bench: What does a judge do?
by Judge Frank Kundrat “What do you do as a judge?” I’ve been asked that question many times. The answer...
Denying man-made climate change makes matters only worse
Everyone dreads these words: “It’s too late.” Those words are dreadful when it comes to cancer diagnoses, blasted chances for...
Northstar ride leads to breezy conversation
Last Sunday afternoon, when I boarded a Northstar railroad car in Minneapolis, I thought for a split second I’d entered...
America has a debt
Today, as a veteran, I am enraged. I am enraged 40 veterans have died waiting for treatment at a VA...
Obituary Charles D. Brown, 61, of St. Joseph
Charles D. Brown, 61 St. Joseph Dec. 26, 1952 – May 4, 2014 Charles Douglas Browne, 61, of St. Joseph,...
We should ponder lessons from the Smith killings
The trial in Little Falls of Byron Smith in late April was very disturbing, but there are lessons to be...