There are consequences to punishing and bad-mouthing your neighbor, and Minnesota is going to be feeling the effects. The bad-mouthing, of course, isn’t coming from those of us who live in …

For most humans, chaos is unsettling, even disturbing, but for those with unpopular agendas, it provides opportunity — and that is why President Trump and his South African sidekick are so …

It’s going to take time to assess the full impact of President Trump’s March 20 executive order titled: “Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production,” but one …

For the first time in a long while, there is cautious optimism that major development will finally come to Tower’s harbor, including a variety of residential options as well as about 7,500 feet …

The St. Louis County School District, or ISD 2142, is facing a major financial challenge and teacher reductions may not be the answer to what ails the district. In an era of open enrollment and the …

The remarkable about-face by the Ely City Council last week was embarrassing, and not just because of the head-in-the-sand mentality it represents. The city council has done this before, most …

This year will tell North Country residents whether U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber represents the people of the Eighth District, or the interests of the nation’s billionaires. In supporting passage of …

Even for an administration that revels in cruelty, it is striking to see the letter sent by Elon Musk’s twenty-something minions at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, …

Rep. Pete Stauber needs to stand up for the Eighth District. He can do so by telling his colleagues in Washington, D.C. that the cuts to the Medicaid program currently under consideration by …

The impact of the utter chaos that has descended on Washington, D.C. over the past three weeks is going to start impacting the economy, and not in the way that Donald Trump would like you to believe. …

Correct us if we’re in error here, but by our reading of the U.S. Constitution, it is the U.S. Congress that holds the purse strings of the government. The Congress allocates funds and it is up …

Opponents of the sale of approximately 80,000 acres of school trust lands in the Boundary Waters should check their calculators. Those opponents include Rep. Roger Skraba and Eighth District U.S. …

Just days before Donald Trump took the oath of office this past Monday, now former-president Joe Biden used the bully pulpit of his office to warn Americans that the democracy we’ve known since …

For nearly four decades, U.S. voters have consistently punished Democrats for success and Republicans for failure, and that is a trend that will almost certainly remain intact when President-elect …

Upon the death of the 39th American president on Dec. 29, we thought it worthwhile to revisit some of the thoughts expressed by Jimmy Carter in his farewell address given on Jan. 14, 1981. While his …

Back in April, we wrote here about Alden Capital, the greedy hedge fund behind the intentional destruction of countless viable and valuable newspapers around the country. Just last month, we wrote …

When it comes to the cost of living, the advanced premium tax credits available under the Affordable Care Act have been a lifesaver for millions of Americans who would otherwise have struggled …

In the wake of Trump’s election victory last month, Democrats would do well to re-examine their 2016 presidential primary and how it laid the groundwork for the party’s fall from grace …

At a time that we traditionally give thanks with a meal shared with friends and family, it’s worth making note of another way that food is making a difference in the lives of many Minnesotans. …

Around the country, Americans can expect to start paying a lot more for electricity— and it won’t be due to the transition to renewable forms of energy. The rise in the installation of …

Donald Trump’s victory last Tuesday has sparked the usual Democratic handwringing that happens whenever an election doesn’t turn the way they had hoped — and centrists and the …

As of this writing, we know who the next president of the United States will be, even as it remains unclear which candidate— Kamala Harris or Donald Trump— will ultimately win the most …

Next Tuesday, voters here in the North Country will join their fellow Americans in making the most consequential political decision in all of our lifetimes. None of us has ever seen a presidential …

In the massive flood of falsehoods and exaggerations that Donald Trump has injected into the political discourse in this country, no subject has been more distorted than the debate over immigration. …

Lake County officials should do themselves and the taxpayers they are supposed to represent a favor: Call a special meeting of the county’s planning commission and rescind their Sept. 4 …