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The enemy isn't ideology. The enemy isn't extremism. The enemy is terrorism, the unsanctioned use of mass violence to achieve political ends. That's what links the recent attacks in Oslo...

Since when has compromise become a dirty word? And since when have deadlines failed to spur action for getting work finished? Apparently, the answers are since the Minnesota State Legislature...

"There was a bit of a mad scramble Wednesday to assure that onsale liquor licenses will be updated and legal after July 1," read a front-page Worthington Daily Globe story...

The Minnesota State Colleges and University system consists of 32 technical colleges and universities. If they were to shut down July 1 along with other government agencies because of a...

Summer should be a grand time in Minnesota, with parades, flag waving and other festivities in the offing, but unless the legislature and governor agree on a budget compromise, government...

If the intention of Minnesota residents in electing a Republican Legislature and a Democratic governor was to ultimately take a balanced approach to the $5 billion budget deficit -- that...

When a bill was passed at the State Capitol to eliminate Local Government Aid (LGA) from Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Duluth, mayors from greater Minnesota and across the state didn't...

Minnesota lawmakers are putting finishing touches on a conservative-crafted budget that could toss the state back to the brink of recession, further kick the foundation out of housing prices, and...

It's no surprise that enemies and detractors of the United States are denying that a U.S. Navy SEAL team killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of the terrorist organization al...

America's tornado season is well under way -- as was demonstrated last Wednesday as multiple killer tornadoes ripped across the South killing at least 284 people across six states. Experts...

We complain sometimes about our weather. Hey, we're only human. The grumbling has been particularly loud this unseasonably cold, miserably wet and ridiculously snowy spring. But even though there were...

While Minnesota remains one of the nation's most homogenous states, our population change is being driven by a change in minorities, especially Hispanics, according to recent Census number. The same...

Much has been made of the Wisconsin law that strips most public employees of virtually all their collective bargaining rights. While sight of the actual legislation shouldn't be lost --...

I hear the sounds of cutting coming from the State Capitol, and those are sounds that weigh heavy on owners of businesses located in greater Minnesota. I am the Executive...

Emily's Law has been reintroduced in the Minnesota House for the fifth year. Emily's Law was first introduced in response to the death of Emily Johnson, a 2-year old who...