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Opinion

Ask a Trooper

Local Columns

Question: I heard something about kids needing to ride in the back seat if possible. What is the age on that? Answer: Back on Aug. 1, 2024, there were new car seat guidelines put in place along with this. The back seat is the safest place in most vehicles. Children under 13 must ride in the ...

Liberty and justice for all?

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: This year’s Fourth of July celebration feels very different. Our nation’s fundamental principles of liberty and justice for all are under siege. The “Big Beautiful Bill” is anything but beautiful. Health care is taken away from 17 million people to offset the trillions ...

Invest in our future

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: As data centers for artificial intelligence are being built across the country, many are located where there’s already a strong source of electricity. Here in rural Minnesota, we have an abundance of wind generators producing clean, renewable energy. Yet, much of this power ...

Women dressing immodestly

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: 0On Father’s Day, I read an interesting 6-13-25 Patrick O’Hearn article in Crisis Magazine concerning the dereliction of duty of fathers toward their daughters. He stated: “Today, many men blame women for the temptations they face. But modesty starts not with dress but ...

No legal term for sanctuary city or county

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: The term “sanctuary city” was coined to imply that somehow undocumented immigrants can do whatever they want, while the police can do nothing. Immigrants here have to follow the same laws as everyone else. There’s not even a legal term “sanctuary city.” The ...

Another example of voting record

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: It was great news to read the June 28-29 article of the progress of the Marshall Aquatic Center. No doubt this project will serve our citizens well. The article noted the city received $1.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds, passed during the Biden ...