editorials

Minnesota's snail's-pace permitting of the much-needed, much-anticipated, and thoroughly scrutinized Line 3 Replacement Project has now led to an unacceptable and problematic delay. Enbridge announced late last week it will hold off on construction for a year because the permitting...

It's too early to endorse a candidate for president or to even play the odds. The 2020 election is nearly two years away, and the primaries and caucuses are still a year in the future. But with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar having declared that she is a candidate for the Democratic...

It certainly didn't take long for Minnesota to get left behind on a sure-bet windfall. Less than a year ago, in May, the U.S. Supreme Court took action that opened the door for states to join Nevada in allowing legal betting on professional and college sports, specifically the outcomes...

With the soaring popularity of social media, nothing much is private anymore — what you're doing for fun, what you're eating, where you're going, who you're dating, what you're buying, the list goes on. But some information should remain private — especially if involves...

If he is confirmed, William Barr, President Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, should make special counsel Robert Mueller's report public upon the completion of Mueller's investigation. If he does not, Congress should subpoena Mueller to reveal the results through his...

Strides have been made to curb human trafficking in Minnesota and North Dakota, but anyone who thinks this social ill is cured is sadly mistaken. Several times in the past year, trafficking has appeared in headlines, showing it still exists in this region.

For more than four decades, well-meaning members of Congress of both parties have attempted to introduce competition into the prescription drug monopoly and for 40 years, they've been stymied and stone-walled by the powerful drug companies and their lobbyists. Minnesota Democratic...

Here's a quick quiz: You're driving your car, the roads are slippery because of blowing snow and ice, and you end up going into the ditch. Can you get a ticket for that? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. As State Trooper Jesse Grabow recently explained in his column, you could be issued...

Of the many failures of the Minnesota Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton last year, this one may hurt everyday Minnesotans the most: the inability of the governor and lawmakers to align the state's income tax rules with the federal government's 2017 federal tax overhaul. They knew they...

If you think your shopping habits don't really matter, that buying items online instead of locally doesn't have an impact, think again. Local stores depend heavily on support from local residents, and every time you decide to order something online from Amazon or shop out of town,...

Carlos M. Gutierrez, a Cuban immigrant who rose to be the president and CEO of Kellogg as well as secretary of commerce in the George W. Bush administration, received the Economic Club of Minnesota's 2018 Champion of Free Trade Award this week. The award is named after the late Bill...

When Detroit Lakes voters go to the polls Nov. 6, they should know that they will not be deciding whether or not they’d like to fund a new police department. They should understand that in all reality, they’re deciding how they’d like to fund it.

The following editorial was printed in the Red Wing Republican Eagle on Aug. 28. Students are heading back to school. Take a deep breath and it's a heart-warming moment — snapping of first-day photos, meeting new teachers, seeing friends again. Then exhale and fears creep in...

Earlier this month, a jury awarded a former school groundskeeper $289.2 million, determining that Monsanto failed to warn him of the dangers posed by his use of the company's glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup. The verdict has been cheered by opponents of herbicides and genetic modification...

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