opinion

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, tyranny is defined as oppressive power; especially: oppressive power exerted by government; the tyranny of a police state. Under Obama's administration one of the examples...

For nearly 100 years the Boston Catholic Charities has helped thousands of families with adoptions. Many of these involved special needs or hard-to-place children. However, in 2004 the Massachusetts Supreme...

"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. government cannot pay its...

After spending a sleepless night last night, I feel compelled to respond to Peggy Karsten's Public Forum letter found in the Monday edition of the West Central Tribune. Ms. Karsten...

I am writing in response to a letter from Eric Nordstrom that appeared on this page Oct. 8. He criticizes my recent letter that suggests that we look closely at...

If the Republicans passed all the voter restrictions that they have proposed, due to 86 cases of fraud in five years, approximately 5 million voters will be disenfranchised throughout the...

Our Constitution should protect freedoms, not take them away. It is time for me to speak up for the people I love. A local physician wrote of his concern for...

They hope that you have forgotten all about it because they are up for election in November. Although most states had budgetary problems during the Great Recession, Minnesota was the...

Years ago, before there was lots of technology, underground miners would take canaries with them when they went into the mines, the reason being the canaries could sense ground tremors...

The Democrat Party convention promoted abortion as a woman's right to make a life or death decision over another human. As speakers concluded their remarks, including President Obama, they said,...

Willmar and other cities in rural Minnesota have been experiencing racial demographic changes over the past two decades. As one of Minnesota's micropolitan centers, Willmar has worked hard and been...

Ronald Reagan said, "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so." As I read some of the...

Our Willmar City Council is fixed, they should be applauded! The hand-wringers and complainers ought to review what our City Council and mayor have accomplished these last 12 months. An...