FEATURE SPOT -- COLUMN
Our opinion: Good sense at last
It is about time. The Transportation Security Administration has finally admitted what virtually everyone else has known for ...
FEATURE SPOT -- COLUMN
Our Opinion: City council should trust the fire chief
As a rule, city council members are not elected because of their expertise in specific subjects. Council members ...
Business
Editorial: Legislators should reject Dayton’s plan to tax ads
No state in the union taxes advertising. It’s too difficult to determine what is advertising and what isn’t. ...
Al Batt
Famed singer wasn’t driving his Chevy to the levee
Singer Don McLean (famed for singing “American Pie”) was fined $400 for cruising through a 15 mph school ...
Columnists
Opinion: Decision to allow gays in scouts up to BSA
The Boy Scouts must be allowed to decide for itself whether to disallow gays or include them. Gay ...
Editorials
Editorial: A positive brew at council retreat
Some good ideas came from the Austin City Council’s annual retreat last week, most notably the decision to ...
Education
Cabeen: Kindergarten registration in progress
Can you believe it? Your little one is about to start kindergarten! If you have a child turning ...
Columnists
Opinion: Dayton’s tax proposal is a camouflaged increase
If you’re running a state and you want to increase revenues, you’re in a real pickle. Your revenues ...
Editorials
Editorial: State should stay out of hospitals
A bill introduced at the Capitol this winter would set a dangerous precedent for government interference in business ...
Faith
Repinski: In good faith, believers look ahead to a new Pope
In my memory is a comment made in a class I was attending at Yale University. Harold Bloom, ...
Al Batt
Snow storm predictions cause panic purchases
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting: “I won a vacation package on a raffle. Five nights in Idaho.” ...
FEATURE SPOT -- COLUMN
Tobacco tax is worth saving lives
Most people don’t like to hear the word “tax,” but there is one instance where the word actually ...
FEATURE SPOT -- COLUMN
Bipartisan bill means more convenience
This week the Minnesota House of Representatives unanimously passed its first bill of the legislative session — a ...
Columnists
Stamp collection, anyone?
Today’s youth seem to presume their parents and grandparents lived boring lives without iPhones, iPads, and iPods. I ...
Editorials
A cigarette tax too far
A plan to increase taxes on cigarettes by $1.60 per pack goes too far. Using tax policy as ...
SportsPlus
Knicks vs. Timberwolves Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 17
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (21-19) are 4.5-point underdogs against Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks…
Jazz vs. Timberwolves Tickets Available – Thursday, Jan. 30
The Utah Jazz (10-29) are welcoming in the Minnesota Timberwolves (21-19) for a contest between Northwest Division rivals…
January 17 NHL TV Schedule: TV Channel, Start Times & Live Streaming Options
The NHL schedule on Friday, which includes the Vegas Golden Knights taking on the Carolina Hurricanes, should provide…
How to Watch Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Games – Friday, January 17
There is one game featuring a ranked team on Friday’s college basketball slate. Watch women’s college basketball, other…
How to Watch the Knicks vs. Timberwolves Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for January 17
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (21-19) are up against Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks (27-15)…