It's time to stop using seniority as the only criteria when considering teacher layoffs. A bill removing the teacher tenure system is expected to arrive at the desk of Gov. Mark Dayton soon and we urge him to sign it.

We're headlong into another presidential election cycle. When the Republicans finally figure out who their standard bearer is going to be, it is almost guaranteed that things will get ugly.

News headlines predict it, the evening news affirms it, and the signage at every gas station proves it - prices at the pump are continuing to soar to near historic highs.

No one enjoys reading or talking about predatory offenders. It's an issue that enrages some people and horrifies others.

This newspaper argued against the Legacy funding constitutional amendment on the grounds that it would tie the hands of the Minnesota Legislature during challenging economic times.

At 720 square miles, the Brainerd School District is Minnesota's fifth largest school district in geographic area. Six public elementary schools lie within its borders: Baxter, Garfield, Harrison, Lowell, Nisswa, and Riverside.

The letter appearing in Sunday's paper (Feb. 12) written by Mr. Jeff Howard regarding the Mormon Church was interesting and informative. However, his brief summary of the history of the Christian church is not accurate.

In between the various constitutional amendments legislators are planning to introduce and endless talk about Vikings stadium proposals there's one topic we'd like to hear more about - jobs.

Any time oil is moved from Point A to Point B across this nation there will be risks of a spill. The trick is to balance our nation's very real need for oil with reasonable safeguards on the pipelines that carry oil to refineries.

The Minnesota Vikings are a tremendous amenity for the Twin Cities and, even in the bad years, a rallying point of pride for the entire state.