Child care unions Those of you who know me, probably expected me to voice my opinion. I can already hear the sighs but please bear with me. Child care is my live, my passion.

Judgment call Well, I saw a bumper sticker the other day that set me to thinking. It was a political statement about a religious belief, it stated you can't be pro-abortion and a Christian.

It's all politics Let's see.

Every natural tragedy, like the tornadoes this week in Oklahoma, bring a floodgate of memories to all of the people, who once worked or are still working as first responders. I know for me it was Fridley, Minn., in 1965. How well I remember the eerie darkness that night as it fell over a community s...

Memorial Day Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. It was at the beginning of the last century that people enlarged the holiday to include all relatives who have passed away.

Proud of Joe, John I am proud to have Joe Radinovich and John Ward representing the citizens of our area in St. Paul.

Thanks John and Joe for nothing. Man can submit his puny little votes but the final vote and only vote is decided by God. To step on his words is foolish indeed. I can only believe he is weeping for us as a nation.

I would like express my heartfelt gratitude to representatives Ward and Radinovich for their support for the Freedom to Marry bill (now law). It is not always easy to do the right thing.

We support Joe Radinovich's vote in favor of equal marriage for same-sex couples. When he ran for the House seat (10B), we liked what we saw - an openness and willingness to listen to all. He has met with Sen.

We are a republic Recently, I heard President Obama use the term "our democracy" in his speech three times. When politicians use the term democracy in a presentation, I always wonder where they had gone to school and how they have made that leap.