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About a decade ago I sat in a lecture hall at my college, with the rest of my track and field teammates, for a team meeting.
This was when social media really began taking off and our coaches were concerned what kind of trouble a bunch of mostly 18 and 19 year olds could find themselves in.
The big...
As many readers of the paper know, I am not from Minnesota, and instead from Rhode Island, a state that takes the same time to go from one end of it to the other as it does from Rochester to Owatonna.
Combined with the fact that the state has approximately one million people in it, there were often...
A lot of people are celebrating the Trump Putin sledge hammer and MuskOx chainsaw that are doing their best to play whack-a-mole with our economy, our government services, our humanity, our foreign relations, our health, and any regulation that is perceived to stand in the way of big business....
I write an estimate of at least 500 bylines a year.
Over the course of a decade-long career…well it’s a lot of stories!
Like most reporters, there are some stories I don’t remember, or forget all of the details.
Then there comes along stories made for Hollywood, likely never to be forgotten.
In...
Congratulations are in order this week to the members of the Triton Business Professionals of America (BPA) Chapter and to Kasey Krekling, teacher and coach at Hayfield Community Schools.
Triton’s BPA Chapter historically has done very well at the State and National events but this year they have...
We are now wrapping up the third week of the legislative session, and instead of working to address the real issues facing Minnesotans, the minority party has chosen to shut down the legislature. While they are out doing photo ops, House Republicans are at the Capitol, meeting with constituents,...
resident of Minnesota’s 1,776 townships has the unique opportunity to participate in Township Day. This annual event is a chance for residents to engage directly with their local government in a way that sets townships apart from other forms of governance.
The annual meeting held on Township Day...
Happy Spring! Or at least that’s how it’s been feeling after Minnesota’s annual cold front. Exciting things are happening at the Capitol! From critical infrastructure projects and highway safety improvements to meaningful conversations with community leaders, there’s a lot to share.
As tax season...
Happy Spring! Or at least that’s how it’s been feeling after Minnesota’s annual cold front. Exciting things are happening at the Capitol! From critical infrastructure projects and highway safety improvements to meaningful conversations with community leaders, there’s a lot to share.
As tax season...
It may only be February, but the Capitol is humming with over 1,700 bills already introduced in the Senate. The House is finally in session as boycotting DFL members have now returned to the Capitol.
I’m committed to tackling important issues. Two pressing and connected issues are Minnesota’s fraud...