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Atwater residents, we have unprecedented economic times facing us. I do not believe anyone has the answer to how long and deep this hole we are in is going to...

In response to a letter published claiming success of the recent tea parties and the author's complaint of lack of coverage, I think it's important to offer an opposing view.

I have been looking for work for quite some time now. I feel pretty beat down, as do a lot of people out there. Nothing is worse than the feeling...

The Tea (Taxed Enough Already) Parties of April 15 were a success. Of the 5,000 events nationwide, estimated attendance was at least a quarter million. In Willmar the event attracted...

CLARA CITY -- The MACCRAY School Board cut $301,000 from the 2009-10 school year budget Monday evening and adopted new fees to raise $25,000. The cuts are needed to prepare...

Tell the Tribune: As part of the economic stimulus package passed by Congress earlier this year, workers are starting to see a few extra dollars in their paychecks. The actual...

Congress has once again passed up two opportunities to be prudent with taxpayers' funds, especially during this current recession. President Obama also skipped a chance to walk his campaign talk...

If the economy is 80 percent dependent on household spending, what if the government gave the money to people instead of the very banks that drove the world economy into...

While I do not hold high expectations for political pundits in the mainstream press, I sometimes catch things that still bring me up short. All the rage in analysis of...

We commended Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently for deciding Minnesota will accept upcoming funding from the federal stimulus package. Today, Pawlenty deserves some criticism for not walking his talk. At a...

I am so disgusted with politics that I plan to turn Democrat. Then I'll never have to pay taxes again and I'll get by with it. If you believed that,...

Our governor, Tim Pawlenty, wants to cut health programs, so let's start with his health benefits and those of our politicians. Our public and political employees make out like bandits...

WILLMAR -- They can't buy their diamonds in Kandiyohi County, but Elmquist Jewelers keeps most of its other business as local as it can. "We've always tried to buy local,"...