Let’s Go Nuclear!
With all the hullabaloo of the upcoming Sherco decommissioning, there is a lot of concern over how to replace the coal-burning plants. Local environmentalists demanded that Xcel replace the coal plants with natu...
Editorials
Tracking Inflation
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer.)It seems like each new week brings another crisis. Inflation, Ukraine, unwarranted surveillance, and a rising fentanyl crisis stemming from a...
Working for All of Us
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Sen.Tina Smith.)The past month, I have reflected on the resiliency and strength all of us have displayed over the past two challenging years. I am so proud t...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:On Jan. 1, 2020, Minnesota’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) trust fund balance was $1.7 billion. The dramatic rise in unemployment during the pandemic resulted in the fund’s balance being drawn down t...
Straight to the Heart
With Valentine’s Day approaching, I couldn’t help but think about love, where it all starts and the different forms that it comes in.The winged cherub named Cupid carries a bow and arrow. When Cupid shoots the ...
Pine Marten
Having just returned from three weeks in Yellowstone leading photo tours/workshops, I am tempted to write more about the several encounters I had with the large charismatic predator, the Gray Wolf. However, this...
2022 Legislative Season Kicks Off
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer.)I am glad to be back at the Capitol in person and look forward to addressing a variety of topics important to my communities of Senate D...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:What to do with MN’s $7.7 billion budget surplus? Should we give it to every household in MN? No, we give it to actual taxpayers by the following proposals to be executed in order. 1). We should ...
Should NHL Players Go to the Olympics?
With the 2022 Olympics about to start I figured it would be a good time to discuss whether NHL players should be allowed or not. In the past it’s been a highly debated subject and this season especially it was u...
Joy Everyday
Writing has always been a creative outlet for me, I wrote my first song at six years old. I attended a small elementary school and one year a new teacher was hired, named Mr. Coulihan. He was a musician and play...
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