other opinions

Here’s a fact to ponder from the Minnesota Department of Commerce: Within this decade, there will be more Minnesotans older than age 65 than children enrolled in our public schools...

The coming months are the spring season in our schools, often a time of teen happiness with proms and graduation and for some families a time of sorrow due to...

The criticism of a possible merger between Sanford Health of Sioux Falls and Fargo and Fairview Health Services of Minneapolis is more political posturing than honest consideration of the merits...

( Editor’s note: The following guest editorial is in the form of a letter that Robert E. Olson, chair of the Statewide Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Committee, wrote to Minnesota...

Cigarettes almost certainly will be more expensive in Minnesota following this year’s legislative session, and it’ll be thanks to a tax increase worth cheering. Gov. Mark Dayton, in both his...

Very little is certain in modern production agriculture, but the crop value figures of the past three years suggest a new era of stability that bodes well for producers and...

Between 1973 and 2012, the United States experienced 65 cases of rabies, while the National Institutes of Health offered 89 major research grants to tackle the subject. There were 266...

With the expectation of additional snowfall before spring arrives, snowmobilers are already in snow heaven.

There is one thing that's a given when Gov. Dayton's budget proposal hits the table, it will include a tax increase. But if Gov.

When an expansion project as large as Sanford Health's new hospital in Fargo got under way, rumors were sure to fly. The scuttlebutt ranged from the project has been stalled...

Rural Minnesota is losing its influence, reports a new study by the Center for Rural Policy and Development. Echoing the concerns of U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who a few...

Freshman U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., may be looking for a way to make a real difference as his first term in Congress begins. Here's an idea: If a new...

True, it's anybody's guess where politics and the economy are headed. But there are other measures against which the prospects for 2013 look more upbeat. In fact, there's a fair...

While Christmas may be over, the best time of year to give might be right now. Organizations like the Salvation Army, Food Shelf, Habitat for Humanity, Red Cross, Someplace Safe...

"Our schools are safe." In the wake of the horrific murders in a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, we're hearing that assurance over and over again. And while it might not...