I received a text the other day from my neighbor about a killer in our neighborhood. Immediately I was on alert and wanted to know more. After all, it’s not every day that a killer is reported in your neighborho...
TO THE EDITOR:In the August 1st issue of the Patriot, Mary Kiffmeyer, Andrew Mathews and Shane Mekeland all published letters attacking the Governor’s mask mandate. They suggested that decisions like this requi...
TO THE EDITOR:On August 1st, this newspaper allowed three local Republican legislators to launch a coordinated political attack on a Democratic Governor from its own editorial page without any effort to solicit ...
TO THE EDITOR:The decision by Governor Walz and Mayor Frey to abandon the 3rd police precinct was a foolish blunder of catastrophic portion, and misuse of their powers. It tore the heart and soul out of every po...
Summer has always been a time synonymous with county fairs and outdoor festivals in Minnesota. That was until summer of 2020. The COVID pandemic has wreaked havoc with almost every aspect of daily living since t...
This week, congress is back in Washington continuing to combat Coronavirus and get our economy booming again.Last week, I worked with my colleagues from Minnesota to protect jobs in our state, met with Minnesota...
Friends and Neighbors,Gov. Walz recently issued a statewide mask mandate. Many Minnesotans are understandably frustrated with this unilateral decision. Since he announced his peacetime emergency powers in March,...
This is another of the governor’s “one-size-fits-all” orders that leaves more questions than answers, especially since there are so many variables.As a general contractor who is required to wear different types ...
I have no problem with individual businesses requiring masks – it is their right to set guidelines and rules in their establishment. A statewide mask mandate, however, is not the role of government, and Gov. Ti...
TO THE EDITOR:Someone stole our TRUMP/PENCE sign Sunday afternoon. Now why would anyone do that?Perhaps they do not know how President Trump has helped ALL Americans by:Cutting taxes on 90% of individuals.Reduc...
