John

WASHINGTON--President Obama's health care speech on Wednesday will be only the second most consequential political moment of the week. Judged by the standard of an event's potential long-term impact on...

WILLMAR -- An 18-year-old Sparta, Wis., teenager made his first court appearance Friday on criminal sexual conduct charges for allegedly assaulting two young girls in April. Cameron John Waters faces...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Police Department and Meeker County Sheriff's office are investigating the theft of a John Deere lawn tractor, utility trailer and garden sprayer. According to a news...

I have lived in this town for two years now, after moving away for 13, and I am completely appalled by the disregard for pedestrians. There have been several times...

The U.S. spends $600 billion importing oil every year. We ship boatloads of that money to countries hostile toward the U.S. We also borrow a lot of that money from...

I would like to make a public apology to the Willmar City Council, mayor, City Clerk Kevin Halliday and City Administrator Michael Schmit. I have recently been stating that the...

We're No. 1. Among all of the developed nations of the world, the United States health care system is undoubtedly No. 1 on a long list of measures. We're No...

I feel compelled to respond to your editorial of July 10, in which you accuse Councilman Ron Christianson of trying to micromanage city staff, among other trivia. I wholeheartedly disagree...

By the time this letter is printed, the vote on the proposed cap-and-trade system will be over. There is opposition to this bill that is centered on the belief that...

BROOTEN -- It was an innovative idea. Take an old, closed movie theater in a sleepy town and give it a jazzy New Orleans pulse. Bring in some gourmet food...