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Despite Graden West's desperate pleas in his Aug. 16 letter to the editor, and a followup letter just this week, people who visited our Republican booth at the Kandiyohi County...

From BP to Wall Street bailouts, the news frustrates and angers voters like me, but it's important we recognize that these crises aren't caused by just a few out-of-control corporations...

As I was watching television the other night, a terrific ad came on showing a family who was benefiting from hospital services. Each member had received extraordinary care from the...

In another country also called America, there were no credit cards and excessive debt was seen as a character flaw. In that America, my grandparents and their parents had discussions...

WILLMAR -- Members of the Willmar City Council are voicing reservations about a recommendation by the Willmar Charter Commission to remove the Municipal Utilities Commission from direct oversight by the...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's finance leaders are ready to take out a $600 million loan if needed to fill gaps left by a state budget deficit. Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget...

The day of reckoning will come for Republicans when they will have to specify exactly which government programs they want cut instead of just singing in harmony that they want...

ST. PAUL -- Some Minnesota legislators entered 2010 with hopes of redesigning state and local government, with an eye on efficiency. Nearly halfway through the year, they have some councils,...

Yes, Lee Paulson, I, like most patriotic Americans, will also be observing Memorial Day as a day of remembrance. And yes, I also don't like paying taxes, but that has...

A letter in the Public Forum Monday expressed concern about the budget of the county attorney's office and mentioned a "recent article concerning financing for the county attorney." As the...

On April 15, NBC newscaster Brian Williams listed, in percentages, the taxes the Tea Party members complain about. He also pointed out that 30 percent was covered by borrowed money...

There has been much said and written about the different form(s) of government that our country and other countries are ruled by. This list of political definitions came across my...