Anger and frustration are mounting among restaurant and bar owners throughout Minnesota. Many—especially those in Central Minnesota’s beautiful lakes vacation area—are watching their livelihoods slip away, due to Gov. Tim…
The Senate Democrats reveal that ‘One Minnesota’ is a PR sham, but we wish it weren’t so.
The comeback of the gray wolf in Minnesota and the rest of its range in the lower 48 states should be one of the Endangered Species Act’s greatest success stories.…
BRAINERD, MN—A clerk for the Brainerd Police Department who filed a federal lawsuit against IBEW Local 31 has become the first public employee in the nation to successfully challenge her…
U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan didn’t hesitate when asked why the 8th Congressional District — once solidly Democratic blue — again turned Republican red in November’s election. “It’s because of the…
In today’s news environment, it is hard to be shocked. But I was taken aback by this headline: Brainerd Jaycees investigate possible cheating at ice fishing tournament. Is nothing sacred?…
State officials have abruptly cancelled two public hearings on the $2.6 billion Enbridge 3 pipeline construction project scheduled in St. Cloud today due to “logistical and safety issues.” The cancellation…
Media coverage of the Enbridge 3 pipeline hearing this week in Duluth virtually glossed over the intimidating tactics used by militant protesters to shut down the public meeting. It’s almost…
For years we’ve been told the state needs to throw tens of millions of taxpayer dollars at providing high-speed internet access to rural areas. Along the way, private providers have often…
Summer school in Brainerd has included an unusual academic exercise: An investigation into how a student’s threat to behead President Trump got included in the Class of 2017’s yearbook. The over-the-top…
If I had to guess, there is a general sense among adults in general that high schools in Minnesota and elsewhere around the country currently offer many fewer shop classes…
Staples is 30 miles west of Brainerd in Minnesota Lake Country, hence the name Central Lakes College, with campuses in both cities. I spent an exceptionally profitable couple of hours…
The Brainerd High School Warriors are on the warpath against Donald Trump. Several aggressive comments in the newly released Class of 2017 yearbook target Trump, including one saying “I would…
Our military used to boast about its fire power. These days the brass brags about its solar power. The Minnesota National Guard has just unveiled the latest weapon in the…
Migration, especially domestic migration, is a key indicator of the desirability and success of an area. People vote with their feet and move to places with good jobs, affordable housing,…