There was a time when members of Congress referred to each other as “distinguished gentlemen” or “honorable representatives,” even as they were ripping each other’s positions on this or that issue. Lately, however, congress men and women have been targeting each other with racist, ...

To the editor: The best thing about mornings is a cup of coffee, my desk, and my morning papers. Lately I’ve become frustrated with the long drawn out ideological battles being published in the Letters section of the Opinion page. Being a progressive Democrat, I realize that I live in a ...

The World Healh Organization was urging nations not to impose travel bans on south African nations after the outbreak of a new COVID variant, the omicron variant. Other countrie, including the U.S., have banned travelers from that area, which WHO claims is not a science-based reaction. In the ...

To the editor: In her letter of 11/27, Casey McMullen repeats the assertion that I have conceded the correctness of her position on LTBTQ rights. That assertion is inaccurate. What I stated is that the state bullying statute is ambiguous — that it lends itself to two interpretations and is ...

To the editor: A Nov. 22 letter to the editor referred to a “truth that kindness, empathy, and respect should be afforded to all”. This writer also mentioned these true and noble goals, along with compassion, in other letters (c.f. Nov. 8, Nov. 10, Nov. 13-14). KINDNESS and COMPASSION: ...

One of the crying shames of the Minnesota legislative game playing is the impasse that has kept Gov. Tim Walz from calling a special session to approve passing out the hero pay for frontline workers, drought relief, and stabilization measures for nursing homes. The state has $250 million from ...