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Agriculture

Others’ opinion: More trouble for embattled farmers in the Midwest

A new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis paints an alarming picture of financial struggle on Midwestern farms that deserves a deeper look. Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, December 5, 2018 8:29 am

State, Nation and World

Others’ opinion: Tear-gassing kids is a new low on the border

Unbelievably, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend was marked by the United States firing tear gas at migrants — including women and young children — attempting to ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Thursday, November 29, 2018 7:55 am

State, Nation and World

John Kwiecien, Scout leader who raised four Eagle Scouts, dies at 93

John Kwiecien courted Carol Watson from the middle of the Pacific Ocean during World War II by writing letters daily for more than a year, ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Saturday, November 24, 2018 6:32 am

Minnesota Vikings

Can Vikings keep up with NFL’s fearless offenses?

Monday night’s 14-touchdown, 1,001-yard, 105-point instant NFL classic was a cross-generational pre-Thanksgiving feast that fed the new-school crowd at the kids table and the grumpy, ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, November 21, 2018 8:11 am

News

Others’ opinion: To our new leaders: Get to work for all

Democrats ride into the U.S. House with a strong, new majority and, for many of them, decisive wins that affirm their agendas. And they’re not ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, November 14, 2018 8:29 am

The Free Press

Citizenship: Presidents don’t get to decide

It’s bad enough that an American president claims the right to unilaterally override a constitutional amendment, as Donald Trump did this week in pledging to ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Friday, November 2, 2018 8:20 am

Agriculture

Nov. 1 buffer deadline likely to come and go for many Minnesota farmers

Wet conditions across much of the state are making it difficult for farmers to comply with a Thursday deadline to plant buffer strips along their ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, October 31, 2018 8:29 am

Editorials

Others’ opinion: In wake of violence, a community can still rise above hate together

The nation’s heart was broken once again by the massacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, where a gunman burst in with an AR-15 and ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, October 31, 2018 8:22 am

Fergus Falls Daily Journal

October is Bullying Awareness Month

As we enter the second month of the school year, students are getting acclimated to their new classes, teachers, friends and surroundings. But what about ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:31 am

Star Tribune

Others’ opinion: Lower health insurance rates are welcome, but what now?

No, Mr. President: The credit for Minnesota’s newly announced lower health insurance rates does not belong to your administration, a claim made at a Thursday ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 7:47 am

Star Tribune

Others’ opinion: What the University of Minnesota needs from its next president

The committee that will advise the Board of Regents as it hires a new University of Minnesota president has begun its work as it should: ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Tuesday, October 2, 2018 7:58 am

Star Tribune

A timely step to protect patients from ‘surprise’ medical bills

Opening up a hospital bill and staring at an unexpectedly large sum listed as “Patient’s Responsibility” is an experience too many Minnesotans, even those with ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Tuesday, September 25, 2018 7:52 am

Fergus Falls Daily Journal

Keep those on the East Coast in mind

It seems like each year the media reports about how those on the East Coast and in the South are being devastated by hurricanes. Read more

by Tribune News Service, Tuesday, September 25, 2018 7:51 am

Star Tribune

Others’ opinion: Minnesota school districts can learn from odds-defying schools

In the Anoka-Hennepin School District, teachers work together to make sure students have equal levels of reading time in class. Kids who need it receive ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Thursday, September 20, 2018 8:03 am

RSS Twitter

Others’ opinion: Federal program being used in Minnesota is reducing recidivism

For many who get in trouble with the law, going to prison can become a revolving-door experience. Breaking that cycle, and helping people get out ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, September 19, 2018 8:28 am

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