Sloppy clerical errors by the state bar shouldn’t have sunk the case. A local Republican judge’s decision to throw out the State Bar of Texas’ disciplinary case against former Donald Trump lawyer Sidney Powell on flimsy technical grounds was a disservice to the public the judge ...

Robert Beussman wore many hats during the years he lived in New Ulm, and most of them were excellent preparation for the final one he donned — mayor of New Ulm. Beussman, who died Monday at the age of 77, was born in Springfield, but adapted so thoroughly to New Ulm that it is hard to think ...

Although official Russian channels still insist on referring to a “special military operation” in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is preparing his country for a protracted war. In a long speech earlier this week, the Russian president portrayed the conflict as an existential geopolitical struggle ...

The Supreme Court seemed reluctant this week to narrow legal protections for internet companies so that families of the victims of terrorist attacks could sue social media sites they think bear some responsibility for their loved ones’ deaths. The justices’ caution is ...

The right to vote THUMBS UP: People should have the right to vote. Minnesotans who have been convicted of felonies lose that right as part of their sentence, but now they will regain the right when they leave jail. Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Friday restoring the right to vote to people ...

Housing prices are falling after surging 40% during the pandemic. This should help buyers frozen out of the market by rising mortgage rates. So why is the Biden Administration seeking to support prices by increasing the government housing subsidy? The Federal Housing Administration said ...