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In his State of the Union address, President Obama missed his Sputnik moment, "I'm a centrist." He reiterated failed government policies. The nation is hurting. Families' food, energy, and medical...

WASHINGTON -- Disregard Barack Obama's rhetorical cotton candy about aspiring to be transformative. He is just another practitioner of reactionary liberalism and champion of a government unchastened by its multiplying...

To all those who voted for Collin Peterson on Nov. 2: People deserve their government. Congressman Peterson just voted against the repeal of Obamacare. Shame on us. Tim Chermak Willmar

If the U.S. government didn't want those Wikileaks to get out, why didn't they put them with Obama's birth certificate? Yvo Jenniges Glenwood

Now that Nancy Pelosi is no longer Speaker of the House, the final accounting of her tenure has been all added up. Under her leadership the national debt has risen...

I have a problem with justifying the purchase of electric-powered automobiles. First of all, who's going to pay for highway maintenance? Fuel taxes have been the traditional means of funding...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The federal government proposed today to reward farmers who use crop insurance and demonstrate good management practices that limit their losses. The awards under the Good Performance...

GRANITE FALLS -- It will cost an estimated $2.8 million to correct deficiencies in Granite Falls' aging sanitary sewer system. City Council members are committed to moving forward with the...

On Nov. 2, 2004, our Willmar city-elected officials asked their citizens to approve a ½-cent sales tax, referred to as a local option sales tax. The purpose of the funds...

MONTEVIDEO -- The City Council has approved wage and salary increases in the coming year for most Montevideo city employees. At the regular meeting Monday, council members approved a contract...

GRANITE FALLS -- Granite Falls is moving forward with plans for protecting Prentice Street homes along the Minnesota River south of the former City Hall site. At the regular meeting...

I would like to congratulate Duininck Construction on their quick work to complete the Highway 71/23 (business) intersection with the law enforcement road and the golf course road. However, this...

Why the anti-incumbent tidal wave in the recent election? Simple. We are tired of politicians giving more loyalty to a party, or big campaign donors, than to those whom they...

Over the years there have been several attempts to remove any semblance of God from our everyday lives. However, our government is full of indisputable evidence that God was an...