opinion

Baby, it's hot outside. If it wasn't for the refreshing cold front pushing through parts of the U.S. right now, one might be tempted to think there is something to...

Gay is not a lifestyle, it is a sexuality. Vegan is a lifestyle, living on a lake could be a lifestyle, or swilling bourbon and smoking cigars could be a...

Gay is not a lifestyle, it is a sexuality. Vegan is a lifestyle, living on a lake could be a lifestyle, or swilling bourbon and smoking cigars could be a...

Gay is not a lifestyle, it is a sexuality. Vegan is a lifestyle, living on a lake could be a lifestyle, or swilling bourbon and smoking cigars could be a...

It's always been a challenge for Mitt Romney to explain the differences between Romneycare and Obamacare. The two programs share a lot of the same features -- mandate, penalties, subsidies,...

The bullying epidemic continues, even as a multi-pronged crackdown by states and educators gathers steam. For nine months, I dealt first-hand with the bullying issue almost every school day. The...

I think that the Bemidji cops have lost sight of being peace officers and seem to be more concerned with how many violations and tickets they can issue and people...

I think that the Bemidji cops have lost sight of being peace officers and seem to be more concerned with how many violations and tickets they can issue and people...

I think that the Bemidji cops have lost sight of being peace officers and seem to be more concerned with how many violations and tickets they can issue and people...

It figures. Health Savings Accounts, or HSAs, have been so successful at reducing the cost of health care, the ObamaCare people are out to get them. The HSA concept: Rather...

When was the last time you said, "I've got to watch this political convention from the opening gavel to the closing remarks?" I don't think a national convention from either...

Our friend Barney is getting married. That's hardly newsworthy -- this is the wedding season, after all -- except for one thing. Barney's last name is Frank, he was the...

After the storm, be thankful Mother Nature's fury altered the northwoods landscape last week with two storms. The July 2 storm, packing winds of 80 mph or more, and the...

I am writing in response to the article on June 23 featuring Bemidji native Jon Staff, who is fighting the proposed ban on gay marriage. It saddens me that the...

I am writing in response to the article on June 23 featuring Bemidji native Jon Staff, who is fighting the proposed ban on gay marriage. It saddens me that the...