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The federal courts recently placed the gray wolf in Minnesota back on the endangered species list because their original removal was not backed by science, but by irresponsible state plans that violated the federal Endangered Species Act. Now, some members of Congress are considering...

Seldom have I agreed with what Richard Cohen writes, but last week in the March 5 edition I was surprised by some previously unspoken truths. He stated these facts: Israel was established upon Palestinian land. President Truman was the first world leader to recognize Israel and part...

Regarding the Jan. 6 building bond vote $5,360,000 figure, did the administration of Renville County West take a shot in the dark to come up with this figure, with little or no basis in facts, or did they flat out lie, which to most people constitutes misrepresentation and perjury? I’m...

The schools should stop lying to the children and the government to the people by promoting evolution. The truth of the matter is that there is no proof whatsoever of evolution. It isn’t even science. It is a bankrupt philosophy. There is not even one proof of evolution using the...

When Gov. Dayton took office he inherited a budget deficit of $6.2 billion and an unemployment rate of 7 percent from his Republican predecessor. Thanks to his leadership we now have a projected budget surplus in excess of $1 billion and an unemployment rate of 3.7 percent. Minnesota...

As my daughter struggled to fit into the mold of traditional public school, she was led to believe that she just couldn’t cut it. She struggled to understand and her grades reflected that. This doesn’t do much to build confidence or self-esteem. Since starting at DREAM Technical...

Why is there even any discussion on issuing driver licenses to “undocumented immigrants?” Those last two words are the political correct way of saying “illegal alien.” My dictionary defines “illegal” as “not legal, contrary to law, violating official rules” “Alien”...

We all know that a lack of funding for our nursing homes and long-term care system is a major problem, especially as our state gets older. But I was a little surprised when I heard comments on the issue from our new state representative, Dave Baker. Baker was quoted in a story saying,...

Alec Olson asked in his Feb. 16 letter in the West Central Tribune if the highest paid commissioner in state government would be overpaid at $154,992; this question followed his suggestion that said commissioner (or commissioners) could double their salaries elsewhere. This begs...

It is a shame that we have to legislate to get toxic chemicals out of our children’s products. The Minnesota Department of Health has generated a list of nine priority chemicals which are toxic to children. These chemicals are in our children’s everyday products such as personal...