Grading Minnesota’s Best Tradition
The teacher in me can’t pass up an opportunity to assign grades to nearly everything I come in contact with, so this week I thought it would be fun to assess the one tradition that makes our state unique among a...
Editorials
Heading Into Thanksgiving
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer.)As we head into Thanksgiving, I hope all of you are able to enjoy time with family. Whether it’s around the dinner table, watching football, ...
A Thanksgiving Day Message
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer.)Friends and Neighbors, As we celebrate this Thanksgiving holiday, we are reminded of all that we have to be thankful for in this great c...
I Lost my Shadow
I lost my shadow last month and my heart is broken. Two weeks shy of his 18th birthday, we had to bring our dog Max in to be put to sleep after he suffered what we think was a stroke. He came into our lives one ...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:I am writing this to say thank you to the editor of Patriot, Bill Morgan. Thank you for taking responsibility for what I believe was an honest mistake. Thank you for not burying an apology in the ...
DFL’s Radical Policy Changes Hurt
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer.)This week, House Democrats aim to pass another multi-TRILLION-dollar spending bill. This will be the third bill they’ve passed in the last 11...
Energy Policies Ecacerbate Inflation
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Shane Mekeland.)The cost of just about everything is on the rise these days with inflation acting as a tax, nickel by nickel leaving us with less money ...
White-Tailed Deer
Yet another White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mating season is behind us now. This year I spent a truckload of time in the woods following several large bucks who were actively searching for mates. I w...
A Veterans’ Day Message
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer.)Every November, we remember the 327,000 veterans who make up part of our communities here in Minnesota. On Veterans Day, I am reminded a...
Thanking Our Veterans
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer.)This week, we have the opportunity to recognize the thousands of men and women who freely took an oath to defend our nation from all enemies,...
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