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Opinion

Free health care for illegal immigrants: At what cost to Minnesotans?

Columns

A concerned constituent recently sent me a text message regarding the escalating cost of providing medical care to illegal immigrants in the State of Minnesota. Here’s what’s currently in place: In the 2023 Health and Human Services budget bill, illegal immigrants were granted free ...

No sense in protecting claim sharks

Columns

The Minnesota Commanders’ Task Force — a collaboration of The American Legion, AMVETS, DAV, JWV, Marine Corps League, MOPH, PVA and VFW — calls on Minnesota state lawmakers to pass the anti-fraud measures to stop claim sharks taking advantage of our veterans. The time is now. Our ...

A day at the circus

Columns

It was a rainy, gloomy spring day that didn’t seem good for much of anything. My wife turned to me and asked, “Would you like to do something different?” “I’ll try anything once!” I replied eagerly. And so, we went to see a circus. This is hard to admit, but I had never ...

Thumbs up/down

Editorials

THUMBS UP MN Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony held Friday, The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) officially inducted six new members. Marv Nissel, Augie Garcia, The Castaways, Herb Pihofer, Mark Kreitzer and Myron Muehlbauer will join over 200 other inductees since the hall opened in ...

Time for “I told you so” drawing near

Letters

To the editor: It’s too bad that our justice system couldn’t mete out judgments and punishments for our current president, the convicted felon, as swiftly as he’s tried to fast-track deportations and imprisonment for innocent U.S. citizens. As we near the completion of the ...