(Editor's Note: Rob Shirk, the South St. Paul Examiner, wrote this article about the Minnesota Senate race shortly before he entered the hospital. The...
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US Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R) Minn. has another bee up her bonnet. She is urging her constituents to not fill out their census forms.The...
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Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is exercising a little used procedural stratagem to balance the state budget. It is called unallotment. Unallotment...
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We are approaching Father's Day, a holiday of dubious distinction that has been celebrated by few, laughed at by many, and ignored by most.The...
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The Minnesota state budget has a 2.7 billion dollar shortfall and Gov. Tim Pawlenty is determined to solve the puzzle without raising taxes. Although...
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My boyhood backyard had the most magnificent tree living in the back yard. It was the noble elm. A lot of people know what happened. The elms got a...
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Click here Monday to watch live oral arguments from Norm Coleman and Al Franken as the Minnesota Supreme Court hears final oral arguments in the...
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There is not much that is more thrilling on an every day basis than a motorcycle. Getting 100 miles per gallon is close. If a person opts for the...
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There is an oft quoted definition of insanity and It goes something like this: "You may be insane if you keep doing the same thing over and over...
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There are reasons we have stop signs at intersections. There are reasons we have speed limits. Let me explain. The stop signs are there because it is...
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