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In 2011, I was laid off without pay when the state government was shut down. Although one might argue that there is no one person to blame, Bruce Vogel's unwillingness...

The multitude of letters from former or current educators supporting Minnesota House candidate Mary Sawatsky speak loudly. Mary has one-issue, to heighten the high wages and elaborate benefits of fellow...

In 2010, Minnesota elected, for the first time in nearly 40 years, a Republican legislature. Saddled with a deficit of almost 6 billion dollars, and applying Republican values of fiscal...

We're probably all getting sick and tired of the political ads on the TV and radio. I know that I'm disappointed in all the negative campaigning. For example, we're receiving...

There have been many misleading statements, half-truths and unstated facts in the last few weeks concerning the District 17B campaign. Please allow me to state my opinions on them. Mary...

Bruce Vogel's supporters continue to say that Mary Sawatzky's Education Minnesota salary was paid by the taxpayers. This is untrue. Mary's very excellent work for Education Minnesota was paid by...

I would like you to consider something next week when you go to the polls. Who will you vote for? Why? Most people tend to vote with their party, no...

I would guess each one of us has been bombarded with political ads during this election process. The Republican-led Legislature was not perfect, but if a party is going to...

In order to win my vote, Bruce Vogel needs to explain why his caucus could not find a compromise with Governor Dayton, and why he accepted his salary when the...

There are many reasons to vote for Mary Sawatzky over Bruce Vogel. Foremost, she has offered a positive message of collaborative legislating. She thinks that when we work together, we...

As a retired nurse, health care is an important issue for me, especially how state laws and budget issues affect our senior and most vulnerable citizens. This is why I...

I am having a hard time understanding how an elected legislator, whose goal is supposedly to represent and work for his constituents' best long-term interests, would essentially tie his own...

There has been much publicity, on the air and in our mailboxes, from Bruce Vogel's campaign supporters claiming that the taxpayers are paying Mary Sawatzky's salary as president of Willmar's...

I am unhappy about all of the negative campaigning we see on TV and radio and these mailers we get incessantly. The ones for Rep. Vogel are particularly bad because...

If you repeat something over and over again, people tend to believe the statements are true. Unfortunately supporters of Sen. Lyle Koenen and House candidate Mary Sawatzky are using this...