Letters To The Editor
(Editor’s note: Due to space constraints, the Patriot will publish up to 5-6 LTEs a week as space allows and carry over unpublished letters to the next week, if able. Also, we no longer have a policy which restr...
Editorials
More Spending (Sigh)
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer.)Unsurprisingly, the last vote in the House of Representatives before the election was another spending bill. This short-term government fundi...
Hockey is Right Around the Corner
It’s only the second week of October but my mind has fast tracked to the start of the high school hockey season. One of the most highly anticipated sporting events of the season for true Minnesotans is the Minne...
Looks Like a Hummingbird
Early fall brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata) also called the Hawk Moth or Hummingbird Moth. No matter what name you use, t...
Becker’s Five Year Strategic Plan
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Becker Schools Superintendent Jeremy Schmidt.)The Becker School Board officially adopted its five year strategic plan.The plan was developed with strong comm...
Letters To The Editor
(Editor’s note: Due to space constraints, the Patriot will publish up to 5-6 LTEs a week as space allows and carry over unpublished letters to the next week, if able. Also, we no longer have a policy which restr...
Digging Ourselves Out of Debt
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer.)We’re back in Washington for another week of votes, and government funding is at the top of the docket. Congress is up against a deadline: Fr...
Recovering from Vacation
I’m not much of a traveller.I haven’t been to very many places in my lifetime. I’ve never been to a foreign country.I’ve had a few short vacations over the past few years. My wife Rita and I have taken trips to ...
Fraud and Taxpayer Abuse Continues
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Mary Kiffmeyer.)Throughout the pandemic, the Minnesota nonprofit ‘Feeding Our Future’ claimed to carry out its mission of providing meals to children by ensu...
Urging transparency from Walz
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Shane Mekeland.)I and House Republicans continue calling for answers from Gov. Tim Walz and his administration, and for Minnesota House Democrats to con...
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