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

With all the struggles Americans have to face these days, I feel privileged to live in the great north woods of Minnesota. Linden Grove has a whopping population of 130. The nearest city, Cook, which … more

At some point, the Greenwood Town Board needs to accept the will of its residents and end its campaign of harassment and intimidation of Township Clerk Sue Drobac. Ms. Drobac was elected by the … more

Prediction: If a certain candidate doesn’t win the Presidential election in November, members of his party in Congress will support a military coup to make him President anyway.Reality: … more

Could it be that Donald Trump has been playing twelve-dimensional chess after all?During the 2016 campaign, the xenophobic Trump promised to build a wall at our southern border and get Mexico to pay … more

As the number of COVID-19 cases across the country continues to set new records almost daily, the prospects for students returning to school full-time in the fall looks increasingly questionable. … more

Paging through a back issue of Sojourners magazine, I came across an article about Vincent Harding, the first director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta. … more

This is no time for a breakdown in legislative leadership in St. Paul. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what we have seen so far from a divided Legislature that has been unable to pass a laundry … more

I don’t have to repeat what so many have already said, “These are weird and interesting times,” but I just did. The litany of new developments in the past few weeks is … more