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WORTHINGTON -- The Credit for Military Service in a Combat Zone for service in 2012 will expire for most qualifying service members Oct. 15. The Minnesota Department of Revenue is reminding Minnesota service members to take advantage of the refundable tax credit before it expires....

WORTHINGTON -- Whether you drive a motorcycle, a car or a truck -- or own a pair of running shoes -- you are invited to participate in the second annual PTSD Fun Run Saturday in Worthington. The event raises money for the Minnesota chapter of 22 Too Many, an organization that assists...

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. -- U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minnesota, visited Northland Community and Technical College in East Grand Forks on Tuesday, plugging a recently passed bill expected to place more veterans in health classrooms nationwide as soon as next year. The Veterans...

WASHINGTON -- When we ask our servicemembers to put their lives on the line in defense of our nation, we make a commitment to give them the support they need when they come home. But too often, we fall short of that commitment, especially when it comes to health care. I spend a lot...

LUVERNE -- The city of Luverne has become the first in Minnesota to be designated a Purple Heart City. The designation, which is offered through the Military Order of the Purple Heart, has been given to nearly 800 cities and towns and more than 330 counties across the country since...

Editor’s note: Former longtime Daily Globe Editor Ray Crippen died Dec. 27, 2015. We will continue to publish previously run “Isn’t That Something” columns on Saturdays, until further notice, as a tribute to Crippen and his knowledge of local and regional history. The following...

By Christopher Kelly Memorial Day this year calls on all Americans with particular significance. It requires us to look backward at our past and forward to our future as our nation considers its choices for its next commander in chief. Just last year we celebrated the seventieth anniversary...