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President Barack Obama spent much of the campaign touting his "all of the above" energy strategy -- a proposal which, to hear him explain it, will reduce America's reliance on...

As the November elections approach, voters across the state are being bombarded by campaign ads urging you to vote for this or that person for a particular office. You are...

ST. PAUL -- Harvest season is a culmination of more than a year of planning, hard work and patience. It's an exciting time for farmers, but it also can be...

Seeing an article in the Feb. 25 Sun Tribune, "Author, theologian to speak about sexuality and Christianity," I wondered what would be presented at the Senior Center in Morris and...

In 2008, Minnesota's voters approved the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Constitutional Amendment also known as the Legacy Amendment. I was in the legislature and witnessed the debate as the...

By Martin C. Boire When we all go out and celebrate our liberty this Independence Day, let's each take note that it's the troops who gained that liberty for us...

By Bill Ingebrigtsen I ran for the Minnesota Senate on the message of making government run better, controlling spending and improving our business climate through regulatory reform. While we did...

By Mike Honda and Karen Narasaki Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's signature authorized SB 1070 a year ago, imposing a set of harsh immigration enforcement laws that purportedly sought to reduce...

You may not realize how much small towns and rural areas depend on the mail until someone puts it like this: "Folks who die after midnight on a Friday could...

By Mary Beth Kehrwald This year marks the 65th birthday of the first wave of Baby Boomers. As Boomers reach what has traditionally been "retirement" age, we need to consider...

There's been a good deal happening lately needing immediate attention, but it's not too late to recognize the 50th anniversary of one of our great presidential speeches--Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell...

By Robert H. Bruininks It happens all the time: I mention the caliber of students we admit to the campuses of the University of Minnesota these days, and someone says,...

By Erin Koehntop Stalking is a serious crime that affects more than 3.4 billion people over the age of 18 in the United States in a given year. In our...