This week, we’re reporting on population data from the 2020 census for a number of communities in our area and the results are alarming. Every one of the cities that we cover, including Tower, … more

It’s a cool, gray morning, unlike most we’ve experienced in the last few months. Although I listened to the sound of rain falling throughout the night, the rain gauge shows little … more

A majority of the members of the Greenwood Town Board appear to believe that their township is somehow above the laws of the state of Minnesota. They demonstrated that stunning misperception yet … more

Today, we are at a crossroad. On one hand, we have the growing threats of climate change which threaten us with fires, droughts, and violent weather. On the other hand, we have government that … more

It was at a collegiate Christian fellowship meeting back in the late 1970s when I first met the guy who would become my closest friend in my adult years. A tall, lanky, bespectacled fella born in … more

How is it that mandate became a dirty word in America? Sure, we’re the land of the free, but we’re only free because we have mandates, otherwise known as laws. Without laws, we … more

With my column due in another two days, I am up at 5 a.m. sipping coffee, sitting at my old wood desk that has been dragged over to the middle of the dining room. A heavy-gauge orange extension cord … more

If the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately upholds the Texas anti-abortion law, known as SB 8, far more than Roe v. Wade will be overturned. America’s courtrooms could be turned into a free-for-all … more

This week I was in a discussion where the concept of freedom came up, and I’ve been tossing it around in my mind ever since. What does freedom mean to you? Looking beyond the flag-waving … more

The release last week of the EMSRB’s rural ambulance assessment for the Tower Area Ambulance Service, raises some interesting questions— some of which we’d like to see the … more