POLITICS
Happy New Year
Every year, as we say goodbye to one year and hello to another, it seems customary for people to look back and reflect on the happenings of the past 365 -- or 366 this year -- days. People often ma...
Posted on 1/2/13 at 4:50 PM
Hating the Player, Hating the Game
I'm very definitely not picking a political side here, but I do want to bring to your attention this: a political advertisement attacking a candidate for playing World of Warcraft. Not for being an ad...
Posted on 10/7/12 at 5:30 PM
Judges tweak Minnesota congressional districts
Minnesotas best-known U.S. House member will seek re-election in a district where she does not live and its top-ranking federal representative will run in slightly less friendly territory after a five...
Posted on 2/21/12 at 11:29 PM
Counting the days
As Aaron Hagen and I drove to Windom Friday morning to sample the recently opened River City Eatery and talk a little shop outside the office, he told me that today marked a personal milestone of sort...
Posted on 1/7/12 at 7:22 AM
1961: Handsome, Personable Governor Visits
These days we don't call governors handsome unless they've won a handsomest governor contest or something a little more... objectively assessed....
Posted on 6/19/11 at 11:00 AM
Letter: Gun control debate doesn't address primary problem
Gun control, gun control, gun control. It seems that’s all you hear on the news lately. The anti-gun zealots are pushing for an agenda that will only deprive law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rightsBy Eldon Larson, Fulda , February 13, 2013
Minnesota's gun debate will continue
ST. PAUL — Gun week in the Minnesota Legislature came and went, but the debate is far from over.
By Don Davis , February 08, 2013
Letter: Now is not the time for more tax-and-spend policies
By District 22B Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake , February 08, 2013
Letter: More gun control? No way?
In response to Michael Marcotte and his ilk that think the government should be able to have more control over private weapons, I say “fast and furious!”By Loren Knoblauch, Tracy , February 07, 2013
Dayton presents State of the State
By Don Davis , February 06, 2013
As others see it: Conservatives must convince the public
Conservatives in the House of Representatives really had no choice but to postpone debate over increasing the national debt ceiling, as they have now voted to do.By The Fort Dodge, Iowa, Messenger , February 06, 2013
Letter: No more gun control - plain and simple
As a former sheriff and current state senator, I was sworn to uphold the Constitution of the State of Minnesota and the United States. I take this oath seriously. Unfortunately, it is apparent that some do not.By District 8 Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria , February 05, 2013
Letter: U of M asked to review budgeting process
By District 22A Rep. Joe Schomacker, R-Luverne , February 05, 2013
Klobuchar to serve on Export Council
By Daily Globe , February 01, 2013
As others see it: Time for an overhaul
Nothing says immigration reform like resounding political clout wielded by Hispanic voters.By The Free Press of Mankato , February 01, 2013
After 28 years, Capitol work could finally begin
ST. PAUL — Minnesota officials started planning a state Capitol renovation project in 1984, and chances are improving that serious work could begin in 2013.
By Don Davis , January 31, 2013
As others see it: Keep politics out of election law change
Even as Rochester prepares for a special election to determine who will be its next city council president, wheels in St. Paul appear to be turning very quickly in the effort to prevent other cities from facing similar circumstances.By Post-Bulletin of Rochester , January 31, 2013
Letter: New rules for guns make sense
Have you ever heard the phrase “One bad apple spoils the bunch?” You, Mister or Madam Gun Owner, may not enjoy the legislation that is being presented in federal and state congresses, but you can absolutely thank those loonies for that legislation for being necessary.By Kyle Fleming, Worthington , January 31, 2013
Giffords' plea: 'You must act'
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, “too many children are dying” without them.
By Associated Press , January 30, 2013
Letter: Dayton's budget approach far from balanced
By District 22A Rep. Joe Schomacker, R-Luverne , January 30, 2013
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