Across northern Minnesota, tribal governments have shown remarkable leadership in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As we’ve reported here, the Bois Forte Band has been out front locally … more

In 1946, the U.S. Congress and President Harry Truman enacted the Administrative Procedures Act as a means of ensuring that the federal government enacted policies and regulations with transparency … more

It’s hard to believe I’ve already been on the job at the Timberjay for seven months now. Even with the COVID-19 shutdown, time seems to have passed as quickly as a hiccup.I can … more

As our lives continue in the Time of COVID, I believe we are feeling multi-layered effects of the restrictions and the impending sense of…of what? Of doom? Of the ongoingness of it? Of the … more

President Trump’s unilateral decision to defer Social Security payroll taxes through the end of the year is setting employers up for a major headache and workers up for a shock come January. … more

The Minnesota Department of Corrections, and the Walz administration, need to be much more transparent regarding the recently announced closure of the correctional facility in Togo long known as … more

Minnesotans shouldn’t let themselves be fooled by a White House and an Attorney General who are intent on misleading the country about the security and safety of voting by mail. President Trump … more

I remember well the Christmas in the early 1980s when one of my sisters gave a gift to the entire family – a brand new board game called Trivial Pursuit.A typical Colburn Christmas wasn’t … more

Silence can be a gentle, healing balm, a respite from the noise of a chaotic world. Silence can be a razor-sharp sword, the weapon of withdrawal, piercing the fabric of friendship, severing the … more

Ten years ago, there was broad public consensus in Tower on the future of the city’s harbor zone. As we reported two weeks ago, that original vision for the harbor was the culmination of … more