opinion

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Division of Driver and Vehicle Services requests this correction to information in a letter from Jeanne Vogel, published Oct. 27. When a Minnesota driver...

The new legislative District 17 (Kandiyohi, Renville, Chippewa and Swift counties) has the opportunity on Nov. 6 to elect an experienced and energetic team to represent them in St. Paul...

Who is the most powerful person in the United States? Not the president nor Speaker of the House John Boehner (third in line for presidency, according to our constitution). Obama...

We have worked over 25 years in the special education department at Willmar Middle School with Mary Sawatzky. Working alongside her has given us a clear picture of who she...

For centuries many church leaders and members of the hierarchy have used the Bible and church law to deny human rights to all citizens. The history of the Christian conquest...

I have worked with congressional candidate Lee Byberg for the past seven years. I'm not exactly an impartial voter in this election, but I'm afraid that my very easy vote...

I attended a meet your local candidate's function last week. It was for county commissioners and council and mayor candidates. For about 1½ hours, incumbents told us how the state...

A recent letter in support of Rep. Vogel touted his candidacy for health care. In actuality, of all the reasons you might support him, health care would be the last...

I am having a hard time understanding how an elected legislator, whose goal is supposedly to represent and work for his constituents' best long-term interests, would essentially tie his own...

One of our most basic and fundamental rights is our right to vote. The modern day so-called Progressive Movement is trying to convince us to give up that right and...

Roger Imdieke has the vision to represent the Fourth District -- and all of Kandiyohi County. His vision is very clear. He understands that sustaining the vitality of the district...

In the midst of what some refer to as negative publicity I want to say "thank you" to the West Central Tribune for the almost complete coverage of city affairs...

We have a great city in Willmar! The people and business community of Willmar have worked together to grow our community to where it is today. We are not done...

I want to thank Mary Sawatzky for the great conversation we had on my doorstep. In our brief conversation, it was great to hear Mary's ideas on preventing invasive species...

Certain people get desperate when they think they are going to lose. They make up half-truths and tell lies. They substitute their reality for the truth. The voter ID amendment...