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Editorials

No time for taking chances this holiday

The horrible weather predictions we have been getting this week couldn’t come at a worse time, with families getting ready to gather for the Christmas holidays. The National Weather Service is predicting several inches of snow over the next few days, whipped by strong wind that will not only ...

Senior care should be a state funding priority

In Minnesota, the senior care industry is very much under the control of the state. The state determines how many beds a skilled care facility can have, and controls how much they can charge patients, even private pay patients. Over the years, the state has seemed to pay more attention to its ...

Musk is out of his depth at Twitter

It is said that a fool and his money are soon parted. Well, Elon Musk didn’t get where he is today by being a fool, but he parted with $44 billion of his money to buy Twitter, and now he seems to be running it into the ground. Musk said he purchased Twitter over concerns that the massive ...

The qualities of a champion

“A testament to all the things coaches revere: commitment, dedication, hard work, sacrifice.” Star Tribune sports writer Jim Paulsen wrote that sentence in his story last weekend on the Minneota football team capturing the Class 1A championship Friday at U.S. Bank Stadium. Paulsen ...

Iowa pushed back in the pack

The big news in the world of U.S. politics last week was the demotion of the Iowa caucuses by the Democractic Party. The Democrats have decided to hold their caucuses in Iowa later and make South Carolina the first contest for Democratic candidates. The decision won’t affect Iowa ...

Trump vs. Constitution

On Jan. 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump put his hand on a Bible and swore the following oath: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United ...