Opinion

Guest column: Grants support welcoming communities

Since 1986, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) has invested over $60 million in grants across our 20-county region. ...

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Live United: Help show youth the impact they can have in community

My kids hung up their cleats for the season. It’s bittersweet — it’s a summer highlight to sit ...

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Al Batt: Visit the upcoming county fair and pick up a few calories

The Inuit have 50 names for snow cones.

Columnists

My Point of View: Vote this election for freedom from hate, freedom from fear

My name is Joe Staloch. I will be one of your choices to represent you in St. Paul ...

Opinion

Sarah Stultz: There are always civil ways to present thoughts

For the most part I’ve learned to tune out all the political noise that happens during election season, ...

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Ask a Trooper: Can used odometers in cars be adjusted?

Question: I own a 1987 Toyota based RV. The dashboard instrument cluster is pretty minimal. No tachometer, etc. ...

Opinion

Ask a Trooper: Can you legally sell a vehicle in Minnesota without its VIN plate?

Question: I’ve been helping my neighbor prep for sale a 1955 Ford pickup that has been in her ...

Opinion

Live United: Working at United Way requires advocacy every day

This week, we went plum crazy. (I’m sorry, I just had to get this joke in here somewhere).

Opinion

April Jeppson: Watching her grow up in front of my eyes

I was sitting at the kitchen table talking to my oldest daughter. Emma got home late and was ...

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Bev Jackson Cotter: Memories of colors and furniture

In 1961, what color was your bathtub? Ours was light blue. It matched the sink and the toilet, ...

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Al Batt: The raspy whisper of hoarse radish called to me

I’m an apex predator hunting for radishes, vital ingredients in a radish sandwich.

Opinion

Sarah Stultz: Thanks for support during child care struggles

I had no idea the challenges we would face in the months since we began searching for a ...

Opinion

My Point of View: Time to prioritize respectful discourse, factual reporting

As the Secret Service started to lead President Trump away from a failed assassination attempt, Trump took a ...

Opinion

Live United: Integrity is big in forming an organization people trust

A quote attributed to Francis Schaeffer says, “Truth carries with it confrontation. Truth demands confrontation: loving confrontation, but ...

Columnists

April Jeppson: Do what you can to make your community a better place

I’d like to tell you about my friend Sarah. She was raised in Virginia (the state, not the ...

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