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Happy days here again for state’s DFLers

ST. PAUL – It was easy to tell Democrats from Republicans in the Minnesota Capitol Wednesday, the day after the party snatched back control of the House and Senate. The...

news Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 11:40pm

Top vote-getters in local races

BEMIDJI – Several races for township, city, county and school seats outside of Bemidji were conducted Tuesday. The following is a list of top known vote-getters for elected offices in...

news / region Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 11:28pm

Here’s how Minnesota voted

Here are nearly complete but unofficial election returns and percentages from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office: President Barack Obama (i), Democrat, 1,543,102 (53%) Mitt Romney, Republican, 1,321,154 (45) Gary...

news / region Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 11:26pm

Jason Stanford: Advice for GOP in 2016

Republicans should have won. The economy was having more trouble starting than my dad’s Pinto back in ‘70s, and Barack Obama had gone from the black Kennedy to the black...

opinion / commentary Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 11:12pm

Marilyn and Peter Gandrud receive their ballots from election judge Bonnie Jevning Tuesday morning at Bemidji Town Hall. Monte Draper |Bemidji Pioneer

‘Very busy’ day at the polls

By John Hageman and Laurie Swenson, Pioneer Staff Writers BEMIDJI – Thousands of area residents turned out to vote Tuesday, filling the polling places and intently awaiting the results once...

news / local Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 3:46am

Sumner defeats Fairbanks in county board election

BEMIDJI – In the only contested race in Beltrami County, District 4 Commissioner Quentin Fairbanks lost to challenger Tim Sumner of Redby. In complete but unofficial results, Sumner had 50.4...

news / local Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 3:32am

Minnesota House District 2A candidate Roger Erickson, DFL-Baudette, celebrates early Tuesday night as he learns he has the lead with 1 percent of the votes tallied. Beside him is Mike Simpkins at the DFL celebration party at Bemidji’s Holiday Inn Express. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Erickson defeats Hancock in House 2A; Skoe, Green also win

BEMIDJI – House District 2A Rep. Dave Hancock lost his bid for a second term in the state Legislature, while former Rep. Brita Sailer lost to Steve Green in House...

news / local Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 2:36am

Pioneer Editorial: Cheers and Jeers

Local folks take voting seriously After months of campaigning, dozens of mail flyers, weeks of front page stories and a barrage of broadcast advertising, people across the nation will go...

opinion / commentary Tue, Nov 06, 2012 - 12:32am

Steve and Cokie Roberts: Moderation in all things

What’s the proper role for the federal government? That question has been a major topic in the election, but all too often, the answers have been reduced to silly oversimplifications...

opinion / commentary Tue, Nov 06, 2012 - 12:31am

Sample ballot omitted candidates in Ward 5

BEMIDJI – Some candidates and the school’s operating levy request in today’s election were not included as part of a sample ballot printed in The Pioneer on Sunday. The sample...

news / local Tue, Nov 06, 2012 - 12:08am

Three million head to Minnesota polls

ST. PAUL – Three million Minnesotans exercise their democratic right to vote today as polls show some contests getting tighter. Thousands of volunteers for the two major parties, candidates and...

news Mon, Nov 05, 2012 - 11:56pm

Brian Bown, left, of the National Organization for Marriage speaks in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage Thursday during a St. Paul debate. Looking on are Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson and moderator Kerri Miller of Minnesota Public Radio. Don Davis | Bemidji Pioneer

Marriage amendment divisions run deep

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s hottest election topic continues to get hotter as Election Day nears. Whether to amend the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage has generated the most debate...

news Fri, Nov 02, 2012 - 4:22am

Pro and con arguments on gay marriage

ST. PAUL — The basic argument about whether to pass a proposed constitutional amendment about marriage centers on whether same-sex marriages should be allowed. Even though passing the amendment would...

news Fri, Nov 02, 2012 - 4:07am

Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk of Cook told a union-heavy St. Paul Democratic campaign Thursday hat Republicans presided over the longest state government shutdown in the country’s history. Don Davis | Bemidji Pioneer

Parties prepare for campaign’s final days

ST. PAUL — Minnesota Democrats are launching what they call the most ambitious get-out-the-vote campaign ever, including sending around the state a tour bus featuring gigantic photos of President Barack...

news Fri, Nov 02, 2012 - 4:04am

Jim Hightower: Politics creeps to a new low

America has always had political campaigns that dig into the muck of their opponents’ personal lives, then fling any nasty nuggets of negativity they find right into the face of...

opinion / commentary Fri, Nov 02, 2012 - 3:53am

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