A Tough, Yet Hopeful Start to 2022
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by the Sen. Tina Smith team.)With the rise of the Omicron variant, this winter HAS been hard for all of us. As Minnesotans have responded to the ongoing pandemi...
Editorials
Radical Democrat Gun Control Bill
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Paul Novotny’s team.)I (State Representative Paul Novotny, R-Elk River), released the following statement regarding the introduction of House File 2705. The ...
Top Priority: Tax Relief
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Shane Mekeland.)Minnesota’s 2022 legislative session began Monday and I hope this goes down as the year the Legislature turned a historic $7.7 billion s...
Getting MN “Right on Track”
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Sen. Andrew Mathews.)Senate Republicans recently held a press conference to announce session priorities to get Minnesota on the Right Track. The focus of Sen...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:I am the vice president of the Great River Regional Library (GRRL) board of trustees, and a Stearns County commissioner. GRRL is one of Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems. GRRL operates...
Yellowstone Scavengers
The complexity of nature is often hard to understand and even harder to witness. Sure, we learn about it in school, read about it in a book, or watch it on a TV nature documentary, but it isn’t until you see it ...
Defending a MN Way of Life
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer.)Happy February! We’re counting down the days until the Congressional Hockey Challenge later this month, and there’s still a lot to do before ...
It’s Tullibee time!
A forgotten sporty fish with a small but strong following — especially among ice anglers in Minnesota. A fast fighter, finicky but aggressive, fun to catch and an awesome table fare fish — mainly smoked, but aw...
A Tough, Yet Hopeful Start to 2022
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by the Sen. Tina Smith team.)With the rise of the Omicron variant, this winter HAS been hard for all of us. As Minnesotans have responded to the ongoing pandemi...
Radical Democrat Gun Control Bill
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Paul Novotny’s team.)I (State Representative Paul Novotny, R-Elk River), released the following statement regarding the introduction of House File 2705. The ...
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