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Local Editorials

FACT presents comedy The Fairmont Opera House is putting on a comedy, ‘Drinking Habits’, which shows tonight and Sunday. The cast is made up of local talent, many of whom have done several shows with the Opera House in the past. We thank the Opera House for continuing to put on shows for ...

Lesser of two evils

Local Editorials

The Food and Drug Administration has given its authorization to an electronic cigarette, the Vuse Solo, saying that the tobacco-flavored product can help adult smokers reduce their exposure to the harmful chemicals in regular cigarettes. It is far from a full-fledged endorsement of electronic ...

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Letters to the Editor

You Missed It! To the editor: Many of you missed a fantastic performance on Saturday evening at our beautiful Opera House. Their depth and fullness of music was created by 2 violinists, a cello player, a guitarist, a drummer, 2 xylophone players, a vocalist on the keyboard, a trumpet ...

Art: Dakota sculpture helps heal Scaffold pain

Local Editorials

The Dakota people offer forgiveness and redemption as part of their peace-embracing culture, and a new sculpture by a Dakota artist brings that healing to Minnesota. The Walker Art Center and the Dakota community unveiled Saturday a new sculpture in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden that ...

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Letters to the Editor

Self advocacy conference canceled To the editor: A lot of praying goes on when a loved one is hooked to a ventilator because there is nothing else you can do. Parents of children with disabilities are too familiar with this feeling of helplessness. Because of the large increase of COVID in ...

Platitudes won’t stop mass shootings

Local Editorials

Saturday night’s mass shooting at the Seventh Street Truck Park bar in St. Paul was a hellish scene, according to police and survivors. An argument in the bar escalated, and two of the arguers pulled guns to settle it. In the crossfire, one woman was killed and 14 people were ...