Nature Smart
This winter has been a bit strange in the northland where I reside. Not much snow but enough cold temperatures to start freezing the lakes. The small lakes and ponds freeze up tight right away, but the larger la...
Editorials
Senate Republicans Approve Bipartisan COVID Emergency Relief Package
Friends and neighbors,The Minnesota Senate today overwhelmingly approved a $216 million emergency relief bill to help small businesses affected by Gov. Tim Walz’s most recent executive order. The goal of the rel...
This Year Just Needs To End
I firmly believe that 2020 just needs to end. Right now. I’ve never been one to wish my life away, but I’d have gladly skipped over most of the past year. However, I’m an optimist, so I’ve got high hopes that 20...
Letter to Editor
TO THE EDITOR:GiftsIt’s Christmas, what can you give the World? A smile, a helping hand, a donation, maybe just a prayer…A trip not taken, wearing a mask, being careful not to infect others…So many ways to say “...
Letter to Editor
TO THE EDITOR:Last week I wrote about how I don’t see depression as a problem, but rather view it as a memorial to pain, an invitation to grief. While there is a lot I could unpack there, I hope that it could ha...
Letter to Editor
TO THE EDITOR:I couldn’t agree more with your article on shopping local. Small businesses always need our support, especially during this pandemic. Last week I had some letters to mail and a few items to purch...
Elected As Assistant Minority Leader
Last Wednesday, I was elected by my colleagues to serve as an assistant minority leader for Minnesota House Republicans during the upcoming biennium.This is the first time that I have been elected to a leadershi...
An In-Depth Review Of Minnesota’s Elections
More than a month has passed since the 2020 election, and since that time I have heard from many of you regarding concerns over the security of our elections. Many of them are troubling.On December 8, I chaired ...
Facing A Government Shutdown
As the holiday season is in full swing, I hope you and your family remain safe, healthy, and excited for a new year. Read on to learn more about government funding deadlines, the progress of COVID-19 vaccines, r...
Letter to Editor
TO THE EDITOR:Before we rush to get “back to normal”, I hope we can take a moment to ponder.Disasters unearth what has been buried and leave us with a choice: tend to the underlying issues or wait for the next w...
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