President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has modernized warfare by developing the effectiveness of military drones. The drones are pilotless and operate electronically over great distances, as much as …

SPIRITUALITY (breath-of-life) in the month of May, harbinger of springtime, signals rebirth and renewal. Beyond the material and mundane, we venture into the mystery of being, becoming and belonging. …

Right now, in Minnesota, families are hitting a breaking point trying to find care for their parents and grandparents- and honestly, the worst is yet to come.   As our seniors live …

Minnesota’s wolf management is headed toward a predetermined destination — zero wolf harvest — and the DNR is using two flawed scientific pillars to get there. The first is the Adams et al. …

Recently, some of our more prominent federal politicians have demanded that certain late-night comedians get fired for telling jokes about those very politicians. Apparently, this “cancel …

Politicians in northern Minnesota, from both parties, have always declared they are “pro-mining.” During that same time, we have lost tens of thousands of mining jobs to competitive markets …

I am not, nor have I ever been, a member of the Catholic Church. Yet, I have to admit Pope Leo XIV almost makes me want to join up. I do remember a lot of the Bible, though having been raised …

Bloomberg and The Washington Post both reported that military mines deployed in the Persian Gulf could take up to six months to clear. If so, the world’s oil availability will be reduced …

In a recent article, the Timberjay reported on the most recent forest certification audit done by Bureau Veritas, the agency hired to assess whether MN DNR met the Forest Stewardship Council’s …

On Saturday, April 11, over 50 people gathered at the Minnesota North College Vermilion campus theatre to view the documentary “Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s War on Democracy” (released in …

There is too much crooked stuff going on here. It’s not just Trump, either. You’ve heard of Project 2025, right? I haven’t read the whole thing, though it’s about time I think. I was recently …

According to the New York Times, the Iranian Red Crescent Society, that country’s primary relief organization, said on April 2, that at least 703 schools and 316 health care facilities have been …

This is in response to my fellow Soudan resident who apparently thinks we’re too panicky regarding the impending demise of our democracy (“America’s democratic decline can’t be pinned on one …

WE THE PEOPLE calls us to form a new political movement, unbeholden to the Epstein billionaire class. Liberated from corporate domination, people serve their economic interests with freedom to …

Minnesota deer hunters pay a hidden fifty-cent “wolf tax” on every license and antlerless permit. Minnesota Statutes § 97A.075, subdivision 1(c) is crystal clear: those dollars—roughly …

The United States defeated Hitler and his fascist Nazis in the Second World War. Actually, it was more the Soviet Union that did the defeating and saved probably tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers’ …

Someone recently facetiously stated that “War is God’s way of  teaching Americans geography.” Indeed, many of us are now getting educated on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, and also on some …

In the debate over birthright citizenship, I’ve not seen anyone dealing with this issue:  Where was the proposed citizen conceived? Given the mandated forced births and the whole wonderful …

I’ve been trying for months, years, to understand why anyone raised in our America would support Donald Trump and his disgusting policies and obvious lies. One explanation I heard some time ago was …

I am responding to the editorial article in the March 27 issue. I think this editorial raises some serious concerns, but it presents a one-sided and very much partisan interpretation of what is very …

Donald Trump has been a destructive president operating without congressional oversight nor adherence to the U.S. Constitution. He instituted multiple tariff taxes and started a multi-country war …

For those who have time, winter is a great season to read some new books. “Rot” by Padraic X. Scanlon is a book examining why Ireland was plagued by poverty and dependent on the potato as a …

History will record that Trump was responsible for nullifying efforts to curb climate change. He is keeping open, for example, one coal-fired power plant in Michigan. According to Bloomberg News, 81 …

It’s back!! The demagogic and dishonest ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ smear has returned to our political discourse, once again courtesy of Democrats fighting tooth and nail against common-sense election …

President Trump often reacts without knowledge or consultation that can result in unintended consequences. His ignorance can lead to false assumptions. For example, he claimed that Canada did …