National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is an annual observance established by Ronald Reagan in 1981 as part of an initiative to provide services for victims of crime. Prior to 1981, crime …

In this world of clickbait and headline grabbing, government work gets a bad rap for being mundane, bureaucratic and boring. The only time it gets our attention is when we expect it to fill that …

The Minnesota criminal justice system was created in 1857. There were 42 attorneys in the state. Lawyers just practiced law — every kind of law. Today, the Minnesota Bar recognizes 11 …

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This year’s theme, “Together We Act, United We Change,” builds on the idea that we are stronger together and that new partners and community …

Did you know the taxpayers of Minnesota were paying wages to Democratic representatives who were not reporting to work?  Did you know the many billions of dollars stolen from the …

In the United States, 33% of male and female teens are victims of dating abuse, and about 43% of college-aged women also reported experiencing these dating behaviors. These statistics justified an …

Hello! I am a third-grade student in northern Virginia. Our class is learning about the United States, and I will be teaching our school about the state of Minnesota. In late May, I will create a …

I am happy to read that your newspaper is accepting opinion letters to the editor. This may seem obvious, but these days freedom of speech on opinions is harder to find in local papers than …

Over the past two months, while trying to come to terms with the results of our presidential election, I have been asking myself, and I will continue to ask others, “What actually is it that so …

Please forgive me for my late response to your front-page article Nov. 14, 2024. While I appreciate and thank the Gieskes and the board of the Parishes on the Prairie Area Catholic Community for …

Last week, Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District Representative, Michelle Fischbach, updated us on her work in Washington by email. She highlighted her bill “Defund Planned …

The world has lost a truly great humanitarian in former President Jimmy Carter. Those of us old enough may remember the Iranian hostage crisis, the OPEC oil embargo with long lines at the gas …