opinion

Governor Dayton recently released a revised budget on March 14, 2013. His modified budget calls for $37.94 billion in state spending, which is up from our current budget of $35.2...

MORRIS --You may not know this about me, but I read. A lot. And while I don’t really plan what I’m reading to match up with current events, sometimes serendipity...

The trek from California through the mountain states towards home landed me in Billings, MT mid-day last week. I stopped for a quick bite to eat, then ordered a souped-up...

The Minnesota Legislature is considering several proposals that would negatively impact the members of Agralite Electric Cooperative and consumers of electricity throughout the state. Although we understand the governor’s and...

I want to congratulate the staff and administration of the Morris Area School District for recognizing and promoting the importance of early childhood education. In the Sun Tribune article, “Kindergarten...

For more than a decade, communities across the country have celebrated National Public Health Week each April in recognition of the advancements in public health that serve to protect and...

I love Easter. Probably because it always marks the start of spring, my favorite season of the year. It is a time of rebirth and cleansing. Not only in the...

The third week in March is traditionally recognized as National Agriculture Week. Of all the weeks designated throughout the year, this is one of my favorites and very rightly deserving...

I’m sorry, but I really have trouble feeling bad for big box stores that are now finding themselves in financial trouble. I keep thinking back to the years when these...

A tribute to my mother Monday was the day to wash All the clothes so dirty got On the washboard she did scrub To get the clothes without a spot...

“Anybody who ain’t out huntin’ and fishin’ is jest fritterin’ away his life.” – Rancid Crabtee, a.k.a. Patrick McManus “Everyone should believe in something. I believe I’ll go fishing.” –...

For all the congestion in its populated areas, the bulk of California's land area is wilderness, some of the most spectacular wilderness in the lower forty-eight states. The Big Sur,...

ST. PAUL -- “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”...

ST. PAUL -- This week we announced our budget targets in the House and I think it’s a very positive budget framework. I don’t have enough room in this update...

ST. PAUL -- This week has been a busy one filled with committee hearings, floor sessions, and constituent meetings. Two items in particular that were addressed included a bill to...