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Opinion

The right to protest is important

Local Editorials

On a night in mid-December 1773, a group of about 60 men who had disguised themselves as Native Americans boarded three merchant ships at a Boston wharf and dumped dozens of chests of imported tea into the cold dark waters — an act of civil disobedience that damaged private property in ...

Osaka raises mental health awareness

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May was Mental Health Awareness Month, and it ended with a huge rise in the issue of awareness, thanks to Naomi Osaka, one of the top women’s tennis players in the world who withdrew from the Frech Open Monday because of anxiety brought on by talking to the media. Osaka had been fined ...

The truth about Jan. 6 will come out

Local Editorials

Thirty-five Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted against creating a non-partisan commission to examine the causes and activities of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But that doesn’t mean that we, the people, will never know the truth. The FBI is investigating and charging those ...

The big prize for vaccination is health

Local Editorials

Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday that the state will be giving out prizes to 100,000 people who get vaccinated against COVID-19 between Memorial Day weekend and the end of June. Prizes are nice, but fairly mundane, like Minnesota State Fair tickets, amusement park passes or fishing licenses. ...

They gave it their all

Local Editorials

As we celebrate Memorial Day today, we can be grateful for those American troops who are coming home from Afghanistan, where our soldiers have been deployed since 2001 in response to the 9-11 attacks. But especially, we honor today those who did not come home, those who gave their lives in ...

Et Cetera

Local Editorials

Roni Dauer We want to offer a big thank you to Roni Dauer for her 47 years of service with CER. Dauer’s commitment to the program and the people she worked with is a big part of what it means to be part of a thriving community. Dauer clearly enjoyed her work and while we’re sorry to see ...