Social Studies Standards
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer.)I hope you were able to enjoy a safe, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving with your friends or loved ones. Recently I attended the National ...
Editorials
Leucistic White-Breasted Nuthatch
At the risk of sounding like a broken record (for those too young for this reference, it refers to vinal records that would skip and repeat the same thing over and over again and were considered broken) I love u...
Choose the Right Bait for Early Ice Walleyes!
Back in the day, the go to ice jigging bait for walleyes was a silver Swedish Pimple. The other option was a Kastmaster. Today, the shelves at the local bait shop are decorated with hundreds of icy fish enticing...
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...
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 ...
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