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Editorials

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 ...

Congress steps in on rail strike

There are times when labor disputes can spread beyond the worker-employer framework and spill over into the rest of society. In those times, the federal government has the authority to step in and impose a settlement in the dispute. President Joe Biden has asked Congress to act to prevent a ...

Sedition conviction proves gravity of Jan. 6 insurrection

Stewart Rhodes, leader of the Oath Keepers militia, and one of his subordinates were convicted on Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The conviction provides clear evidence that the riot that broke out in Washington that day was not ...