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It was refreshing to see Gov. Dayton defend Minnesota’s business climate, our progressive values, and our loyal, diligent public workers in his State of the State address. For the past...

To hear Sen. Charles Schumer tell it, lawmakers crafting an immigration reform bill will focus on two big tasks. “First, defining metrics that demonstrate that the border is secure,” the...

How can it be that among those of good will who normally avoid racial and ethnic slurs, there is such strong opposition to the NFL Washington Redskins changing their name?...

Will the author of the Obama administration white paper on killing U.S. citizens please report for his war-crimes trial right away? If he served in the George W. Bush administration,...

The gathering debate over immigration reform is really about two different groups. One is the 11 million immigrants who are here illegally. The other was described by President Obama as...

For as long as I’ve lived in Arkansas, most of my adult life, people like the now-famous state Sen. Jason Rapert have made most of the noise and lost most...

Where should the next Minnesota veterans home be located? Eight hundred seventy-four veterans are currently waiting for admission to the five veterans homes in the state. If Minnesota is going...

The bosses of the Boy Scouts of America surprised everyone this week by postponing their decision on whether to allow gay leaders and gay Scouts to join their ranks. If...

Is America unstoppably careening towards hate and minutia-filled politics as it moves further into the 21st century? It certainly seems that way. You’d think that, with all the huge issues...

In the four and a half hours of ceaseless spectacle that was Super Bowl XLVII — even the Roman numerals are excessive — there were only two minutes that made...

Hey! You! Yes, you. Sorry. Just trying to get your attention to impart an important warning here. For the next couple weeks, it’s imperative all you good folks out there...

“While we were playing footsie debating each other 22 times, they were spending $100 million on technology,” Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said recently, referring to his party’s rigorous...

Now that we’ve gotten past the Super Bowl in New Orleans’ Superdome, it’s time to turn our attention to those in Washington playing under the Capitol Dome in the Stupid...

And so it came, the coup de grace. The final “barrier” to “opportunities” for women in combat is no more. With a stroke of their pens, Secretary of Defense Leon...

“We must stop being the stupid party,” Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal warned fellow Republicans recently. “It’s time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults.” Many Republicans apparently weren’t...