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The Walz administration issued an eye-popping bonding proposal last week, just ahead of the start of the 2022 legislative session. At a proposed $2.7 billion dollars, it would dwarf any previous …
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1/26/22
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“Follow the process,” was a theme that federal officials heard early and often in recent days from opponents of the proposed 20-year mineral withdrawal that would block new sulfide-based, …
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1/19/22
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A fresh new year has arrived and with it very little in the way of cheery outlooks for topics we hear about when we turn on the computer, radio or TV. During our annual Timberjay Christmas break, I …
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Scarlet Stone
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1/12/22
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In an editorial one year ago, in the immediate wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at our nation’s capital, we asked whether the Republican Party would be able to recover from its slavish …
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As I was scrolling through my Facebook news feed the other day, I ran across a meme that seemed familiar, a picture of a row of porta-potties engulfed in flames with the caption “If 2021 was a …
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David Colburn
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12/29/21
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12/29/21
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Diverse thoughts about gifts and giving have been dancing around in my head during this season of giving. Whether we celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, the Solstice, Kwanzaa, or some hybrid combination, …
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Betty Firth
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12/22/21
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At a time when we regularly offer our wishes for peace on Earth, it’s worth considering whether our priorities as a country truly match our hopes for the season. For a country that likes to …
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12/21/21
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Since the announcement of another mass shooting, this time at a high school in Oxford, Mich., a sickening feeling persists in the pit of my stomach. Details have slowly come out. We know that a …
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Minnesotans who refuse to get vaccinated aren’t just harming themselves. They’re threatening the public health generally, are slowing economic recovery, and are raising the cost of health …
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