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Opinion

Whittling away at the plan

Local Editorials

President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan is being whittled away. Biden announced a breakthrough agreement on Thursday before heading off to summits in Europe, but there are still a lot of details to be worked out and deals to be made before a vote is taken. The former $3.5 trillion plan ...

Et. Cetra

Local Editorials

New Mural promotes downtown A new mural in the first block of Downtown Plaza was completed last weekend and it looks great. The interactive mural is a nice addition to the appearance of downtown and even features over 20 local businesses. We hope to see more of this in the downtown ...

Minneapolis asked to approve public safety pie in the sky

Local Editorials

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said it quite clearly and accurately on Wednesday, talking about the Minneapolis ballot question to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with some ill-defined Department of Public Safety. “To vote on a measure of reimagining public safety ...

Bipartisan support for Prince

Local Editorials

Prince Rogers Nelson stood just over 5 feet tall but left a giant footprint in the music industry and American pop culture. Now, five years after his death at 57, the nation may be on the verge of bestowing one of its highest civilian honors to him posthumously — the Congressional Gold ...

Readers’ Views

Letters to the Editor

Red Ribbon Week at MLHS To the Editor: My name is Kambria Steinhaus, and I am a senior at Martin Luther High School. I am writing to you today to bring awareness to our community about our youth coalition and the work we are doing in the community to counter underage drinking, vaping, and ...

Facebook Papers and what they reveal

Local Editorials

Since former Facebook employee Frances Haugen blew the whistle on practices at the social media giant earlier this month, news organizations have been combing through the company emails and documents she has provided. The results, now beginning to be reported, show a picture of a company that ...