We are starting a brand new year. It can be a fresh start for all of us ... but there is a lot on the horizon. Choices to be made in 2022 will be monumental — not just for individuals who might be hoping to lose a few pounds or save a little money, but for our nation as a whole. Resolve ...

For some reason, carjacking has become far more prevalent in Minnesota over the past year. The number of cases in Minneapolis rose 57 percent in 2021 over the previous year —619 in 2021 compared to 388 the year before. This is not just a Minneapolis problem. All Minnesotans should be ...

More than 16 million American men and women served in World War II. Today there are only about 240,000 remaining. What brings that to mind is that this week the oldest surviving WWII veteran died. Lawrence N. Brooks, who served in the U.S. Army during the war, was 112 years old when he died ...

If you think it’s too late to make a New Year’s resolution, think again. One of the best resolutions you can make is to give blood at a Red Cross blood drive. Giving blood is easy. It takes a little time out of your day, but it’s not very taxing. In fact, most of the time during your ...

Today is the anniversary of one of the darkest moments in our democracy’s history. One year ago thousands of people heeded President Trump’s call to come to Washington to protest the election results. After a rally at which Trump addressed them and told them to march to the Capitol where ...

The specter of the omicron variant is casting a shadow over schools and workplaces. This version of the COVID-19 virus is proving able to plow through the defenses of vaccinations. It travels fast, and as schools reopen and businesses start to call employees back to work, health experts fear ...