opinion

By Elizabeth Schear, Executive Director, Rock County Opportunities Inc. People with disabilities rely on organizations like Rock County Opportunities (RCO) to live meaningful and productive lives. RCO and other nonprofits like it together employ thousands of Minnesota citizens, both...

By Donald Wyse, University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Professor, St. Paul

I hear from many victims of sexual assault who are advocating for change, and I’m supporting legislation he hopes will help curb these violent actions. Recently, I met with victims from the Southwest Crisis Center in Worthington who were in St. Paul to discuss proposals that were...

By Marless Cuperus, Lakefield The front page of the March 17 Globe said so much. I am amazed and heartened by the activities of young folks everywhere. With the 17 minutes of silence, marches and the DC March for Our Lives, events we are seeing students use their limited tools to...

By Gary Wertish, Minnesota Farmers Union President Despite all the debate about health care policy in Washington, D.C., last summer, Congress did not come up with a solution. Rather, it ended up being another round of finger-pointing and arguments about repealing and replacing the...

I know that it is more likely that someone will tell you when they think something is wrong or they don’t like it, than it is to tell you when they like something or you are doing a good job. That’s the reason for my letter. I want to say your staff has really stepped up in...

By Soom Chamdaswang, District 518

If you haul pigs and choose to wash your truck after the job is complete, should the area be considered a swine basin? Believe it or not, this potential in state law exists, and I’m trying to rectify that. Constituents notified me that the runoff created after washing their truck...