The barrage of attacks on books in the last year is another example of trying to deny reality by clamping hands over eyes — in this case to keep them from reading. A State of America’s Libraries Report says the number of requests to ban books is the highest reported in the 20 years of the ...

It’s a disheartening sign of the times when The Associated Press, the gold standard of reporting real news for the better part of two centuries, is compelled to publish a regular feature called “Not Real News.” This is what the digital medium has wrought: a dystopian hellscape of savage ...

Last month more than 1,000 farmers, workers in the ethanol industry and other biofuel supporters sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to allow broader use of lower-cost ethanol blends like E-15. The letter stated that ethanol is the solution to record-high gas prices. Apparently, ...

It’s one week until tax day. For most Americans it’s time to pay the piper for the income they’ve well-earned making a living for basic expenses like housing and food. Except for the ultrawealthy. Megabillionaires and their ilk pay...nothing. There are many ways to evade taxes, but ...

Area support ensures project success Last weekend, members of the Fairmont Baseball Association, Fairmont Rotary Club and Martin County Area Foundation came together to put up several batting cages at the Winnebago Avenue Sports Complex in Fairmont. The project was made possible with funding ...

The Republicans in the Minnesota Senate are pushing for a big tax cut for taxpayers, but members of DFL in the Legislature are not buying it. The Senate passed an $8.4 billion tax cut bill Thursday. Legislative leaders, however, realize that tax plan could look very different when the final ...