Opinion
Jena DeMoss: Nutrient-rich in a nutshell
Is the hustle and bustle of the holiday season leaving you low on energy? Are you struggling to ...
RSS General
Guest Commentary: Absentee voting reminders
Scott Felten Mower County Auditor/Treasurer The Nov. 8 General Election is less than a week away and the ...
Opinion
Guest Commentary: Social media may be fun, but for the facts, we need newspapers
By Al Cross I love social media. They keep me in touch with dozens of friends, whom I ...
Opinion
Guest commentary: Mental Illnesses, discrimination, and support in Minnesota
By Sue Abderholden Executive Director of NAMI Minnesota Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is October 3—8. It’s a ...
Opinion
Guest Commentaries: Election officials are your friends and neighbors
By Tina Rennemo City clerk-treasurer in Baudette, Minnesota After nearly 30 years as an election administrator, I have ...
Opinion
Guest Commentary: Suicide rates in Minnesota
By Sue Abderholden Executive Director of NAMI Minnesota September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide rates in Minnesota ...
Opinion
Guest Commentary: State organizations rally for special session
Dear Governor Walz, Lieutenant Governor Flanagan and Members of the Minnesota House and Senate: As associations representing the ...
Opinion
Guest Commentary: Minnesota’s treasure — town team baseball
By Don Leathers Minnesota is well known on a national level for two highly significant sporting venues. And, ...
Opinion
Guest Commentary: How many Minnesotans read newspapers?
By Matt McMillan Minnesota is home to 14,000 lakes, 12,000 loons, 135,000 seasonal lake cabins and 3.9 million ...
Opinion
Guest commentary: Google and Facebook are threatening local news. The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act can save it
By Dean Ridings CEO, America’s Newspapers Thomas Jefferson famously declared, “Were it left to me to decide whether ...
Opinion
Guest Commentary: The dangers of belly fat — a personal experience
By Zoltan Kiss Ph.D.; CEO of PLAP Therapies In this article I take the opportunity to share my ...
Opinion
Guest Commentary: Investing in LGA: A modest increase will go long way
By Pat Baustian President of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Minnesota has been hit with so many ...
Opinion
Guest Commentary: Creating a sense of belonging right here in southern Minnesota
By Tim Penny President & CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Many of us who grew up in, ...
Editorials
Gene Dornink: Senate session comes to a close
It has been a productive week at the Capitol with many long nights and robust debates. We came ...
Opinion
Guest commentary: Future of farmland
By Tim Penny President, CEO of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Many of the farmers that I know ...