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12/21/2025
Twas in the Dark of Night
I take pause to wish you, each one, a Merry Christmas!
We will be hosting this year and I’m able to say that with confidence as our son and his wife who live up the road will be entertaining a portion of them. Although not all will be able to make it, there is still a...
12/21/2025
It’s natural to mumble nasty things about the cold weather. We all do it from time to time. But even the cold has its merits.
One big plus is that it makes fireplaces a reasonable addition to our lives. In cold weather, we can build a fire in our home with a clear conscience. This is something...
12/19/2025
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced that their bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act has been signed into law. The bipartisan legislation expands access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass away or...
12/19/2025
To the Editor,
A growing concern in the Red River Valley has been the issue of delivering high quality, rural health care. Numerous studies have pointed to a growing shortage of health care workers in rural Minnesota and North Dakota. This lack of medical professionals in turn leads to health...
12/18/2025
From: Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Re: Travel Advisory
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is advising travelers that with the current weather conditions visibility is down to zero in some areas, and with the rain from this morning some roads are glare ice. If you do not need to travel, please...
12/17/2025
Walz’s Radical Negligence: Why Minnesota Taxpayer Dollars Funded Fraud, Not Families
The fraud and financial waste exposed in Minnesota under Governor Tim Walz are not just scandals; they’re a display of radical negligence, proving he is entirely unfit to manage a single taxpayer dime or protect...
12/17/2025
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced that their bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act passed the Senate. The legislation now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
The bipartisan legislation will expand access to federal support for the...
12/17/2025
Minnesota State University, Mankato Awarded 1,971 Degrees at End of Fall Semester
MANKATO, Minn. (December 15, 2025) - Minnesota State University, Mankato awarded 1,971 degrees to 1,695 students at the end of the fall 2025 semester, with approximately 700 students planning to participate in...
12/17/2025
U.S. Senators Tina Smith, John Hoeven, Amy Klobuchar and Kevin Cramer Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Postmaster General to Address Chronic Postal Delays Across Minnesota, North Dakota
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), John Hoeven (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin...
12/17/2025
Latest on Tackling Fraud in Minnesota
Friends and Neighbors,
November brought an unusual wave of scrutiny to Minnesota’s oversight systems from high-profile federal prosecutions, controversial court decisions, and even pointed “Minnesota nice” online exchanges between the...
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