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    December 2, 2014
    Bob Franken: All sides hate the media
    Everyone is a media critic. President Barack Obama, unsuccessfully pleading for a peaceful reaction to the grand jury exoneration of policeman Darren Wilson, made it a point to show his scorn by describing the coverage of the "negative reaction" on the ground as exploitive "good TV."...
    opinion / commentaryDecember 2, 2014 - 12:59am
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    Steve and Cokie Roberts: Facts fail, spin wins
    The late, great Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan was fond of saying, "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." His adage has become a familiar cliche around Washington, but it took on new meaning after the House Intelligence Committee issued a unanimous,...
    opinion / commentaryDecember 2, 2014 - 12:58am
    November 27, 2014
    Bryon York: Obama moves to cement his coalition
    As things stand now, President Obama will leave the White House with two legacies. The first legacy is historic: Obama will always be the nation’s first black president. The second is policy: He is the creator of Obamacare, the national health care system Democrats had tried to...
    opinion / commentaryNovember 27, 2014 - 11:25pm
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    November 22, 2014
    Bob Franken: Squawking and talking
    Now that Barack Obama, with his immigration executive order, has taken off the gloves and, in effect, raised that time-honored gesture of defiance to Republican “members of Congress who question my authority,” they are angrily throwing down their own gauntlets, basically saying...
    opinion / commentaryNovember 22, 2014 - 10:51pm
    Media boycott of Obama's speech irresponsible
    ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox's boycott of President Obama's speech about immigration is irresponsible. These media empires have vast reach and influence. It is the media's responsibility to communicate such speeches to the people of the United States so that the people can be more informed...
    opinion / lettersNovember 22, 2014 - 2:17am
    November 10, 2014
    Rich Lowry: A tired party
    Election 2008 feels long ago. A Democratic Party that rode the Obama wave to historic congressional majorities is now saddled with a president who was the hot new thing six years ago. Its agenda tends to be picayune or pointless, and its new generation of leadership is the same...
    opinion / commentaryNovember 10, 2014 - 11:40pm
    Steve and Cokie Roberts: Getting things done
    Which Republican party will show up on Capitol Hill in January, when the GOP assumes control of the Senate? Will it be the party of "yes," which takes responsibility for being part of the governing process? Or will it be the party of "no," which simply opposes anything President...
    opinion / commentaryNovember 10, 2014 - 11:39pm
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    November 7, 2014
    Rick Jensen: Democrats still hate dirty, greedy businesses
    Hillary Clinton sniffs, “Don’t let anyone tell you that, um, you know, (smirk) corporations and businesses create jobs.” Barack Obama chastises, “If you have a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” Analysts around the country have correctly...
    opinion / commentaryNovember 7, 2014 - 12:37am
    November 5, 2014
    Jason Stanford: Partisanship is good
    Partisanship, for lack of a better word, is good. You won’t find a more unexamined assumption in America today than a sneering contempt for partisanship. Yet partisanship persists, an evolutionary fact of life in our democracy because it is an ineffable expression of the American...
    opinion / commentaryNovember 5, 2014 - 11:55pm
    November 1, 2014
    Democrats rally in Bemidji: Nolan, Erickson, Persell make push ahead of Tuesday election
    BEMIDJI -- About 50 Democrats braved chilly winds coming off Lake Bemidji on Saturday to see U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, Lt. Gov. candidate Tina Smith and other DFL candidates give a rally in front of Paul and Babe. Nolan, who donned a Bemidji plaid scarf for the occasion, said afterward...
    news / localNovember 1, 2014 - 6:54pm
    October 30, 2014
    Letter: Silent majority needs to be heard
    It’s time the silent majority step forward and speak up. On reading the Pioneer Oct. 23, I find my friend John Persell is way out of bounds. Where is he getting his information? Quoting from the Pioneer, Mr. Persell stated: “There more instances of people being killed because...
    opinion / lettersOctober 30, 2014 - 12:18am
    October 25, 2014
    Letter: Watch their eyes for all the lies
    A majority of voters will be voting for Republicans again. And who can fault the Republican politicians who do nothing for farmers or workers in this district? Republicans still want to reduce the size of government until it can be dragged into the bathroom and drowned in the bathtub....
    opinion / lettersOctober 25, 2014 - 1:29am
    October 24, 2014
    Actor Jon Hamm set to campaign with Franken in Duluth on Monday
    DULUTH -- Actor Jon Hamm will join Sen. Al Franken at a get-out-the-vote rally in Duluth on Monday, Franken’s campaign announced Friday evening. The actor, best known for his role as Don Draper on the acclaimed cable TV show “Mad Men,” is set to appear with Franken at the...
    news / regionOctober 24, 2014 - 7:32pm
    October 23, 2014
    House debate starts soft, then intensifies
    BEMIDJI -- Candidates from two races for the Minnesota Legislature took part in a forum Wednesday at City Hall that started slow, but escalated quickly. In the House District 2A race, candidates Roger Erickson, DFL-Baudette, and GOP challenger Dave Hancock faced off against each...
    news / localOctober 23, 2014 - 12:36am
    October 22, 2014
    Public packs political forum; Issues include homelessness, city improvements
    BEMIDJI -- A packed City Hall audience of about 75 people got a chance on Tuesday to see key stances on issues ranging from homelessness to public...
    news / localOctober 22, 2014 - 12:34am
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