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Money is more important than public education. Still. That's the sad message the Minnesota House Finance Committee delivered Monday in defeating a measure that would have allowed school districts to...

In casual conversations, people often throw around information about topics they know very little about. There's nothing wrong with pitching in your two-cents, but when misinformation is passed on, it...

One superstar admitted he used performance- enhancing substances. Another tested positive for three types of steroids. Yet yesterday, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said he "might suspend" New York...

The 2007 U.S. Census of Agriculture is a reminder to urban residents of the region that farming and agribusiness remain the economic mainstays of the Red River Valley. The ag...

Anytime someone messes with someone's pay, that's serious business. We saw efforts to do both at the federal and state levels on Wednesday -- one which was proper, and one...

South Dakotans have a right to feel terribly let down by Tom Daschle. The people who live in the other 49 states do, too. Daschle seemed like a solid pick...