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One particularly annoying aspect of any election season is the use of half-truths to bash a candidate in the loyal opposition. ... Consider the recent example that is occurring here in the District 26A Minnesota House contest between incumbent Rep. Kory Kath and his opponent, Dave...

Solving a potential $5.8 billion state budget deficit is no easy task, as candidates running for governor of Minnesota are finding out. Republican candidate Tom Emmer on Tuesday released the third and final chapter of his budget solution. The plan will work well for businesses and...

The outcome of the upcoming election largely rests in our hands. The party that is able to successfully mobilize its voting base will win this election; it is as simple as that. That is how we won in 2008. To help advertise our leadership, I have a garage full of signs. You are welcome...

I am writing to urge veterans to support the re-election of Congressman Tim Walz. Congressman Tim has delivered for veterans while working for us in Washington, D.C. In January 2008, Congress passed a law allowing National Guard and Reservists to receive retired pay early based upon...

Although the Republican Party is called the party of "no," Tim Walz is a rubber stamp for President Obama and his agenda. It is obvious Tim Walz is out of touch with the constituents of the First Congressional District. It is time for change -- not a fundamental change, but a change...

When President Barack Obama gave his address Tuesday to classroom teachers, classroom students should have been tuned in. The controversy regarding whether students should view an education speech by the president of the United States is more about a toxic political atmosphere than...

Just like you, I was thinking about the economy the other day as I listened to the latest report on the lack of consumer confidence. Since consumer confidence drives consumer spending, which in turn drives the economy, I got to wondering what would make consumers more confident or...

ST. PAUL -- Five-billion eight-hundred-million. That is the projected size of Minnesota's two-year budget deficit that the next governor will have to solve. That's enough money to build 10 Target Fields and still have $360 million in change. It's equal to 1.1 percent of the state's...

Are you willing to tell citizens your positions on the issues you will most likely face on their behalf? Again this election year, Project Vote Smart is asking that baseline question of candidates running for state and federal offices. And again this election year, we echo Vote Smart's...

ST. PAUL -- The headlines read that the Minnesota governor's race is deadlocked between Republican Tom Emmer and Democrat Mark Dayton, but there is more to the story. As usual a couple of months before an election, there are plenty of undecided voters.

ST. PAUL -- Governor candidate Tom Horner of the Independence Party suggests that instead of starting schools early, as 25 southwestern Minnesota districts did, they should only send teachers in early. Horner said that school districts should have teachers return to work before...

Mark Dayton's primary victory over Margaret Anderson Kelliher in the DFL governor's race was razor thin, but substantial enough to avoid a recount. As Dayton works to rally the rest of the DFL to him and fend off Republican attack ads, it is time for DFLers and Republicans too to...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer is being chastised for not attending a forum of major governor's candidates involving rural cities -- and rightly so. By refusing the invite of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, Rep. Emmer falls into the same category as fellow...