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WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council will hold a public hearing March 4 on a City Charter amendment that for the first time would require the council to appoint a city attorney. The amendment is recommended by the Charter Commission. The city attorney amendment is one of many charter...

ST. PAUL -- As of 7:12 a.m., the vote tallies continued to show that Minnesotans had rejected both the marriage and voter ID amendments. The unofficial morning numbers from the Secretary of State's office showed that 98.98 percent of ballots, 4,060 of 4,102 total precincts, had been...

ST. PAUL -- A battle about whether to define marriage as only between a man and woman produced the most expensive Minnesota constitutional amendment campaign ever, but regardless of the outcome nothing will change soon. As voters entered polling places Tuesday, it appeared the question...

Here are a few things to think about before you vote on the proposed Voter ID amendment to the Minnesota constitution. The amendment is a purely Republican proposal. Only Republicans voted for it in the Minnesota House and Senate. All Democratic senators and representatives voted...

Before you vote on the proposed voter ID amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, stop to consider what organizations oppose the amendment. The League of Women Voters and AARP both urge you to vote no. Both Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services oppose the amendment. In...

As I drive around Willmar, I am noticing some signs that urge a "no" vote on the Marriage Amendment, even one on a church lawn. Don't limit the freedom to marry, the signs add. A current "Vote No" telephone script targeting seniors suggests "I'm a person of faith. One of the values...

I am reminded of a song that I learned as a little child called "The Wise Man and the Foolish Man." The wise man built his house upon the rock and the foolish man built his house upon the sand. You know the end results of such construction. On what foundation are you building your...

Why would anyone want to change the definition of marriage? Marriage is more than love and commitment -- it is about ensuring the well-being of our children and our society. How marriage is defined will not only affect how children view the importance of mothers and fathers in the...

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 is getting saturated with falsehoods now before the election. Whether it's Joan Growe, former Secretary...

I will start by saying that I don't normally follow politics very closely, and I don't voice my opinion very often, but I can't sit idly by and not make my voice heard about the Minnesota Marriage Amendment issue. I'd like to take a few moments to share some reasons why I'm voting...

Our state constitution is the basis of Minnesota's government and the rights of all its citizens, including the right of every citizen of legal age to vote. These rights are why Section 1 of the Minnesota Constitution's Bill of Rights simply reads: "Government is instituted for the...

In the Declaration of Independence of 1776, our founding fathers wrote that every American was "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Minnesota citizens in 1857 approved our State Constitution,...

ST. PAUL -- Two Republican state senators today filed paperwork alleging Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has misled Minnesotans about a proposed constitutional amendment to require voters to show photographic identification. Sens.