Last week, It was great to be back home in Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District. I virtually met our Angels in Adoption honorees and conducted a town hall with our important and essential health care workers...
TO THE EDITOR:The October 10th edition of the Patriot had an advertisement on the front page for Senator Mathews and representative Mekeland’s campaign. The key messaging was “Vote Liberty = Less Government”. Th...
TO THE EDITOR:I would like to share why Alan Heidemann has my vote for City Council. I have served with Alan Heidemann on the Planning Commission for a little over a year and during meetings, he provides thought...
TO THE EDITOR:Fractured. This is word that comes to mind when I think about our country now. This country hasn’t been this conflicted in 150 years. This fracture has divided families, broken friendships, sile...
TO THE EDITOR:Prophets are the ones who show us that “They” aren’t the problem. “We” are. Thus, be wary of those who point at others as the problem. Hitler rose to power and influenced millions of “good people” ...
TO THE EDITOR:As Chair of the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners I want to share with you some disturbing trends I have noticed taking place locally in terms of partisan politics. I have served for over 24 ...
A group of House Republicans and I sent a letter to Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Executive Director Erich Martens Tuesday, urging the MSHSL to allow a limited number of spectators, especially paren...
This year is unusual, regarding legislative sessions and legislation.Minnesota has never had such an extensive declaration of emergency powers and accompanied special sessions every 30 days, as the governor is r...
Life can be full of surprises, especially when it comes to encounters with someone unexpectedly.You didn’t plan it, but it just happened. I hadn’t given much thought about it until now and notice the encounters ...
Last week, the House majority again refused to compromise on a package to help us recover from the COVID-19 outbreak. As students continue with their school year and businesses struggle to re-open, it is critica...
