The 2024 legislative session kicked off this week, and it is an honor and a privilege to be back at the Capitol serving the residents of Senate District 15. Last year, members in the majority passed nearly $10 billion in tax hikes, in addition to spending the entire $19 billion surplus. ...

It’s the time of year when keeping your floors clean is about like using a kitchen colander to stem the flow of Niagara Falls. This is especially true if you have pets or children or pets that you consider to be your children. The combination of melting snow and bare earth creates that ...

Four years after Census 2020, the mystery of Marshall’s population decline has yet to be solved. Much to everyone’s surprise, the city posted a decline of 52 residents in 2020. It meant that Marshall is no longer the largest city in southwestern Minnesota since Worthington’s total was ...

I like Terry Helget. He’s a friend. But sometimes I hate Terry. Terry didn’t mean us any harm. Knowing we were lifelong baseball fans, he introduced a group of us to Immaculate Grid. That is an online, daily game. It’s not for the casual fan. It’s for the fan who devotes each summer ...

Valentine’s Day — the national holiday that commonly involves expressing heartfelt sentiments with heart-shaped boxes of chocolates — is upon us. Finding a fitting Valentine gift for your Significant Other can be problematic if you have been in a relationship for a long time. It’s ...

I was the kind of kid who despised school. School was just a waste of time, an annoying delay in my plan to launch a career in farming. I informed my parents that I would probably have enough education by the end of third grade. They didn’t agree and instead insisted that I attend classes ...