commentary

“Peace on earth, good will toward men.” That sentiment, so noble and hopeful, rings particularly hollow in Washington this holiday season. Just look at the last few weeks. House Republican...

The past year, 2012, had a lot of “big ticket” events. Several were scheduled beforehand: the election, in which more than $2 billion were spent in the presidential race alone,...

This has been a phenomenal year of bittersweet gifts. We had extremely good luck in the election for the presidency, a waking and roaring of the American public beyond the...

In the wake of the Newtown horror, a call has gone up for a conversation about our gun laws. To that end, here are questions for advocates of gun control...

My favorite part of the budget negotiations is when a glum-looking John Boehner — backed by the vulpine Eric Cantor, eyes blazing — steps in from of the cameras and...

This March will mark three years since Obamacare became law, and it still has not had any serious effect on most Americans’ lives. That’s the way President Obama and the...

Should auld acquaintance be forgot? How ‘bout the presidential campaign, the 112th Congress and Newsweek? Journalists usually favor year-end recaps of news but as a public service I’m going to...

While the final funerals for the victims of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre have been held, gun violence continues apace, most notably with the Christmas Eve murder of two volunteer...

Here’s my annual list looking at 2012: Worst Political Primary Performance of the Year: Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s run for president. It wasn’t just his lackluster performance, forgetting his own...

By Chuck Haga Forum Communications Teddy bears and tears. Serial funerals. Grief like a flood, like an all-enveloping storm. And everywhere, whether welcomed or resented: cameras and open notebooks, reporters...

When members of the Newtown police force entered the school auditorium where President Obama was about to speak, the crowd rose and applauded. The officers’ quick response to the carnage...

“The greatest gift which America has received from the Lord is the faith which has forged its Christian identity,” Pope John Paul II wrote in a document on the Church...

Evergreen has enjoyed many incredible statements of community support during our past 35 years of service in the greater Bemidji area. In 2011 and 2012, the Bemidji community kept our...

The obesity epidemic has been in the media and is an issue that needs to continue to be addressed because it has a domino effect on so many areas of...

I’m glad I retired five months ago. Think of it: I was spared writing about the presidential election, an event so vacuous it made reality TV seem interesting. If there...