Last week marked the end of the 2023 MN Legislative session and there’s no shortage of controversy when it comes to the laws that were passed. Because I follow government very closely, I have many personal opini...
After a long few weeks of debt ceiling negotiations, we were thrilled to have the chance to participate in some events and meetings back home in Minnesota.We met with Delano High School’s Orange Crush robotics t...
Recently while leading a photo tour to northern Minnesota, I was once again reminded about the rigors of nature. It is a basic tenant of nature, only the strongest will survive to carry on and pass on their gene...
The 2023 legislative session concluded Monday and I say it will be most remembered for a Democrat trifecta treating a narrow majority as a sweeping mandate for passing a far-left agenda.The new two-year state bu...
On Sunday, May 21, Senate Democrats passed a tax agreement that raises taxes on Minnesotans by more than $2 billion, despite a historic $19 billion surplus. This legislation fails to deliver meaningful tax relie...
TO THE EDITOR:Nursing homes across Minnesota are in the midst of a full-blown crisis and the entire system is on the brink of collapse in a way we have never seen. Facilities across Minnesota are struggling to s...
My oldest daughter came home from school one day and asked me if I had a hitchhiker’s thumb. I had no idea what she was talking about. She proceeded to explain that hitchhiker’s thumb was what it was called when...
In my last column, I posed a question that went something like this, “when is a duck not a duck.” The answer is when it is a merganser. Then I wrote about the Common Merganser, which is a member of the duck fami...
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Paul Novotny.)Yesterday night, House Democrats approved the Public Safety and Judiciary Conference Committee Report. The report makes thousands of viole...
TO THE EDITOR:Recent article in Sherburne County’s Environmental Educator titled “Littering Concerns at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge” was a good one but a very sad reality of the mindset of some in today’s...
