editorials

From The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: On security need for the Peace Corps: The Northwest has long been a stronghold of Peace...

Sen. John McCain stood up tall and strong on the floor of the U.S. Senate Thursday said America should "not" use torture. The Arizona Republican remained true to his maverick...

Willmar's City Council is now a step closer to a new city administrator as members selected their top candidate Thursday night and agreed unanimously to discuss an employment agreement. This...

The baby-boomer generation is fast becoming the new majority in America. For the first time in history, Americans 45 and older as a group now make up the majority of...

America's tornado season is well under way -- as was demonstrated Wednesday as multiple killer tornadoes ripped across the South killing at least 284 people across six states. Experts say...

The Willmar City Council will soon be making a critical decision on a new city administrator. That decision will affect the city and its citizens for years to come. Willmar's...

Some political candidates -- currently Donald Trump, Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann -- are still pandering to those who believe President Obama was not born in the United States and...

Minnesota is facing a growing threat of invasive species, which is a major threat to the Land of 10,000 Lakes. As Tribune has said before, the threat of invasive species...

Exactly 150 years ago Tuesday -- on April 12, 1861 -- Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter in South Carolina. This war, that began 1,422 miles from Willmar, also changed...

With a little luck as well as a bit of cool weather, communities along the Minnesota River and its tributaries as well as other rivers have gotten past one crest...

An excerpt from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: From The Associated Press On the president's 2012 budget proposal: Thank goodness for the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The...

On the warrantless wiretapping decision: Federal authorities have always made it difficult to bring a legal challenge against the government's warrantless wiretapping enterprise that was set up by the Bush...

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: On the no-fly zone in Libya in N. Africa: If anyone benefited from the horrific week in Japan, it was...

While Minnesota remains one of the nation's most homogenous states, our population change is being driven by a change in minorities, especially Hispanics, according to recent Census number. The same...

From The Associated Press An excerpt from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: On fed spending cuts: Lawmakers in Washington are expected to pass another short-term spending bill...