Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature have worked in an open process to produce a balanced budget. Last biennium, we spent about $30 billion; and on track to increase to $39 billion over the next biennium. Our completed budget spends $34 billion through strategic reforms, prioritized spending and...

I have two children at Pillager school and proudly support the upcoming referendum. I appreciate the school board’s focus on small class sizes. We need every resident to vote on May 24 and support a great school. Make it a family event. Absentee ballots are available at Pillager City Hall. ...

  We are coming to the end of another school year, which serves as a reminder of the spring of 2010 when many Minnesota teens were killed in traffic crashes — and many of those killed were not buckled up. We ask all in our community, especially parents, teachers, coaches, employers and others...

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When I moved to Pillager, I wondered how my kids would do in a small school. Very quickly after getting to know the staff and seeing how much they care for the children’s education, I stopped wondering! I highly recommend Pillager for their individualization, opportunities and values. Mich...

If you pay a private railroad company $957 million, they will build a lot more than 11 miles of railroad. How many jobs were lost when the business portion of that money was taxed away? Since the state and federal governments are broke, where did they get the $957 million?...

In Philadelphia an 11-year-old child cannot take an Aspirin in school without a letter from his/her parent and supervision by the school nurse. The same 11-year-old child can, however, receive free condoms shipped to his/her home from the city health department at taxpayer expense. Another example o...

When I was a senior officer in the Air Force, we received periodic ethics briefings that included extensive discussions and guidance on conflicts of interest. The bottom line was we were expected to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest. There is definitely the appearance of an actual ...

What you are about to read is alarming and dumbfounding. “Monkey” jokes and “monkey” cartoons abound in South Carolina. The South Carolina legislature refuses to take down the Confederate flag flying over the state capital....

A recent letter supporting marriage legislation “for propagation” included an unproven conclusion. It was cleverly constructed using this half-truth quoted from a website: “Stable, loving households will more frequently nurture children who become accomplished human beings and free responsible...