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Keep heart health as top of mind this February

Columns

February is American Heart Month, a time for everyone to think about their own heart health and prevention. Heart disease is the number 1 killer in America, and has been for a century. Almost 50% of Americans have at least one of three key risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol or smoking, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Heart disease prevention is for everyone, and it begins at your yearly checkup. At this appointment, your primary care provider will note important measures that can indicate possible cardiovascular ...

Trump’s paramilitary force imposing state terror

Letters

To the editor: M. Gessen had an interesting article on the New York Times web page on Sunday, 1/25/26 in which the argument was presented that the Trump Administration has now arrived at state terror. The use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Control agents as a paramilitary force bypasses the use of National Guard, especially since increased recruitment has expanded their numbers. President Trump, Vice President Vance and advisor Steven Miller have all stated publicly that Federal agents will have absolute immunity in carrying out their official duties State ...

We are nation of laws

Letters

To the editor: So they can’t take it anymore (1-27-2026)? The left is screaming as Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) descends upon Minneapolis and across our great state. None of this was necessary. Our Democrat “leaders” (Walz, Frey, Ellison, Klobuchar, and Craig) tried to defy President Trump and United States law by declaring the State of Minnesota and cities as “Sanctuary” for illegal immigrants. They should all be charged with treason. All they had to do was cooperate with ICE. The United States is a Constitutional Republic, (not a Democracy), which means we are a ...

'We has met the enemy, And he is us'-Pogo

Letters

To the editor: One would think that since the era of ancient Greece, humans would finally understand reality. Unfortunately, absolutely nothing has changed. The ancient writer Homer describes the journey home of Odysseus at the end of the Trojan war. Odysseus must sail between the Straits of Messina that hold two sea monsters. On the left is the six headed monster Scylla represented by jagged rocks. On the right is the monster Charybdis that is represented by a whirlpool. This story is the origin of the saying of being between a rock and a hard place. My point and re-telling the ...

Forty-five Valentine’s Days

Columns

A crucial national holiday is looming on the horizon. Ignoring this holiday could imperil your current and future happiness, especially if you’re a guy. Valentine’s Day is a boon for the greeting card, floral, and jewelry industries. Sales could be tripled if their stores’ sound systems played “Mandy” by Barry Manilow on a continuous loop. One guy, after hearing that sap-drenched song for the first time, said, “It made me want to call all of my old girlfriends and beg them for forgiveness.” I mentioned that quote to my wife and she replied, “You darn skippy he ...

League of Women Voters Empowering Voters

Columns

Precinct Caucuses are local meetings, held and run by the two major political parties in Minnesota: the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and the Republican Party (GOP). At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3 the public has the opportunity to meet with neighbors face-to-face, to discuss ideas and actions you support which, if adopted, may become part of the party platform. A party’s platform is a formal, comprehensive document outlining the party’s core principles, goals and policy positions on key issues. A precinct caucus is the opportunity for voters to learn the process, ...