THUMBS DOWN Fraud speculation makes day care crisis worse in Minnesota The federal government is pausing federal funding for child care in Minnesota. This comes in the wake of YouTuber Nick Shirley posting a video in which he claims a dozen Minneapolis day cares were not really operating as ...
To the editor: This submission is something that’s been percolating with me for a long time. I wish I’d started a journal to chronicle my experiences as a referee, primarily officiating basketball, but baseball and football stories exist. Living with a 350-word constraint in my letter ...
Along with being the month when we make resolutions or start a new diet or exercise plan, January is also the month to raise awareness about the urgent need for blood donations. Donating blood is a simple and relatively painless way to do something amazing: save lives. January is National ...
To the editor: The letter to the editor in the Dec. 17th Journal points out some of the faults in President Trump’s remarks. Words mean everything and once spoken, they remain. We also need to look at the good he has done for our country, not just his remarks. Ourselves, we are graduates ...
To the editor: We were very pleased to see the recent letter to the editor in The Journal that was sent in by Colleen Hokenson and Vicki Pieser on behalf of Marlys Zetah dealing with shootings. We agree that some solutions need to be carried out to prevent the terrible carnage like ...
Every week, there is another headline about fraud in Minnesota. From the Feeding Our Future scandal to ongoing problems in childcare and health care programs, taxpayers keep learning that millions meant to help Minnesotans are being wasted or stolen. Minnesotans are generous people. We want to ...