I am responding to the editorial article in the March 27 issue. I think this editorial raises some serious concerns, but it presents a one-sided and very much partisan interpretation of what is very …

Donald Trump has been a destructive president operating without congressional oversight nor adherence to the U.S. Constitution. He instituted multiple tariff taxes and started a multi-country war …

As we report this week (see page 4B), the Minnesota Department of Health, or MDH, has issued new fish consumption guidelines, with stricter recommendations for lakes in northeastern Minnesota, …

It started out the same as any other Saturday morning. Take a big stretch before getting out from under those cozy blankets. Pull back the curtains. Say good morning to Duffy. Fluff the top of his …

There was a time, not so long ago, when the United States could credibly claim to be among the world’s finest democracies. That claim has always required caveats — the legacy of Jim Crow, the …

In January, Minnesota became the most dangerous state in the country for working journalists. Not New York. Not California. Minnesota. As federal immigration enforcement ramped up under the Trump …

I am a musician, songwriter, social activist, and radio host. Minneapolis was my home for 40 years. It’s where I cut my teeth as a songwriter and where I learned that a guitar in the right hands …

The community of Ely continues to impress. Experiencing this year’s Ely Film Festival, which just completed its fourth season, it was hard not to recognize a community that seems to become more …

A friend recently sent me a podcast called “The Great Simplification” by Nate Hagans. The episode was “The Things We Take for Granted” with reflections triggered by his upcoming knee surgery. …

America is not going back. That is, first and foremost, the reality that we all need to recognize as we seek to understand our current political moment. We are either moving forward toward a future …

It’s 1:44 a.m. Tuesday morning, and I’m staring at the computer screen after waking up thinking about life, boundary issues, our greedy pedophilic president, and my health. I splashed creamer …

The 2026 legislative session is underway at the Capitol, and while this is not a traditional budget year, there is still important work ahead for the Minnesota Legislature in the months before we …

Minnesota has become a victim of fraud, coordinated by the Trump administration and its political supporters who have twisted the truth and offered gross exaggerations in their efforts to defame Gov. …

Last Saturday morning, following a good night’s rest, I awoke inspired, ready to embrace a brand-new day. It was 5:30 a.m., and while I was still lying quietly in the dark, unbeknownst, hell was …

Little did I realize when I left the occupied West Bank that I would be returning home to the occupied Twin Cities. Yet, last month I watched a national news report of ICE agents attacking a man at a …

For those who have time, winter is a great season to read some new books. “Rot” by Padraic X. Scanlon is a book examining why Ireland was plagued by poverty and dependent on the potato as a …

History will record that Trump was responsible for nullifying efforts to curb climate change. He is keeping open, for example, one coal-fired power plant in Michigan. According to Bloomberg News, 81 …

It’s back!! The demagogic and dishonest ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ smear has returned to our political discourse, once again courtesy of Democrats fighting tooth and nail against common-sense election …

In advancing his case for terminating a 20-year mining ban affecting about 225,000 acres of federal land within the Upper Rainy River Watershed, Eighth District Congressman Pete Stauber wants you to …

For most of my life, I wondered about the question every adoptee eventually circles back to: Where did I come from? Not in the existential sense. I knew exactly where I came from in the ways that …

In the discussion over the intent of the various iterations of the SAVE Act currently making the rounds in Washington, D.C., it is important to remember one key point: This isn’t about preventing …

President Trump often reacts without knowledge or consultation that can result in unintended consequences. His ignorance can lead to false assumptions. For example, he claimed that Canada did …

I spent the night in a sleepless rage, Writing my thoughts upon a page, Can we defend what we have today? Can we rush head first into the fray? The time for action is here and now, Armed and …

Given that ICE appears to fit the statutory definition of a Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization, shouldn’t Mr. Bovino and his gang of masked thugs be prosecuted under that statute? …

When the Minnesota Legislature convenes this Tuesday, election protection should be at the top of the to-do list for lawmakers. There is no question that the White House is looking for ways to …