Thomas D. Seals was born on Oct. 23, 1837. He was left an orphan at a very young age while growing up in Pennsylvania. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Thomas joined by serving in both the navy and the army. He enlisted in the United States Navy in New York. Thomas was in the United States ...

I find women to generally be nurturing, caring, and kind. Mothers go well beyond that. Mothers are selfless, anticipate other people’s wants and needs, nurture, are supportive, protective, show empathy, care for, and guide their children. They are the glue that binds the family. Since ...

Remember the days when we recycled plastic items, we always looked for the triangle with the number inside the triangle? We no longer go by those numbers and instead ask ourselves a simple question to understand if something that is plastic is recyclable in our recycling carts or community ...

Minnesotans are already facing high costs in nearly every part of their lives —groceries, gas, housing, and health care. Now, Democrats are proposing to make it even more expensive to get the care you need by raising the state’s health care provider tax, commonly referred to as the “sick ...

Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent from presidents of Minnesota State’s 30 colleges and universities, including Kumara Jayasuriya at Southwest Minnesota State University, to U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad We are writing to highlight concerns we have with the U.S. House Committee on ...

Recently I began to look at my personal journal from Sept. 8, 1980, to May 18, 1981, when I was 37 years old. First I found a photo of Loretta Lynn at a concert we went to in 1980. It was between the front cover and the first page. Next, there’s a table of contents I wrote for the journal. ...