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Opinion

Ending the era of unchecked fraud in Minnesota

Columns

Minnesotans have always taken pride in our work ethic and our commitment to looking out for our neighbors. We pay our taxes with the understanding that those hard-earned dollars will be used to build our roads, defend our borders, and provide a hand up for the most vulnerable among us. But ...

Alcohol and the teen brain

Columns

The importance of the brain cannot be overstated. Without it, we would just be lumps of flesh. Damage it, and we malfunction. It determines everything we do, keeps us alive by monitoring and running our body, stores our memories, triggers our emotions, allows us to speak, determines how ...

Working on the waterworks

Columns

The word “plumbing” comes from “plumbum,” the Latin word for lead. That’s a load of hooey. “Plumbum” clearly denotes someone who has a bum crack that is precisely vertical. If you’re the type of person who enjoys perpetual torment, then repairing the plumbing in an old ...

Thumbs up/down

Editorials

Thumbs Up Dancing like the Stars inspiring Last weekend 2B Continued hosted its sixth annual Dancing Like the Stars event in Glencoe and it was another rousing success. The dancing competition netted $560,000 to support suicide prevention, mental health, wellness education and outreach ...

Voting machines testing and post election reviews

Columns

State and local election officials ensure that every vote is properly cast, counted and reported through rigorous review and oversight. Voting machines are tested and receive state certification by the Office of Secretary of State. Preliminary testing of all devices used at an election is ...

Just another ‘left-wing farmer’ with Trump derangement

Columns

Last October, we were into soybean harvest, when I got a call from Fritz Busch. Fritz is a friend and a reporter for The Journal. Every so often he calls to see what’s going on with farmers. Right then, the destruction of our soybean market by the Trump administration was newsy. Fritz came ...