Opinion

My first column in the inaugural issue of this newspaper, some 8 months ago, was completely forgettable—as nearly all my columns are—and was met with a sharp rebuke from a reader who felt it did not fit, or rise, to the occasion.

We’ve seen it all too many times before. Heavily armed men clad in battle gear going berserk on unarmed civilians. We’ve seen them viciously beat people whose only weapon was their voice. We’ve seen them body-slam elderly men and women. Thanks to the ubiquitous smartphone, now we’re seeing them kill people who had harmed no one.

Love of money (greed) is the root of all kinds of evil according to 1 Timothy 6:10.

Over the last five years, Donald Trump’s wealth has grown by several billions of dollars.

One billion dollars is equivalent to 1000 million dollars.

Trump says, “America first.”

I agree with Terry Hanson's January 1 comment that we should not hold Minnesota's entire Somalian community responsible for those of its members responsible for fraud that has cost American taxpayers more than $9 billion.

It was a vacation to remember! My daughter and her family took me along with them when they travelled to Southern California for a week of warmth. We spent the week in a lovely house on the very edge of the sea.

ICE is not making the country safer; not making big cities safer with 5,000+ ICE agents searching the streets. Maybe they’re looking for actual criminals, but most times are terrorizing the civilian population, with suspects being anyone non-white, or with an accent, or trying to warn others that ICE is in the area.

Long before the incident which resulted in the death of Renee Kind, Governor Walz had his legal machinery in action to thwart any investigations into fraud or the entry into Minnesota by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  If you’re a dirty politician trying to cover your tracks, you do not want law enforcers involved, preserving and co

As a kid riding the bus to school, I listened to Paul Harvey.

It wasn’t because I was a fan; it’s because that was the station chosen by the bus driver.

As a child, I remember being bored by the broadcast. As an adult, I get it.

I write to you with grave concern about our government's recent actions in Venezuela. The use of the U.S. military to arrest Nicolas Maduro and his wife and take control of Venezuelan oil is unlawful and dangerous.