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Guest Columns

Legislative prayers are court’s quagmire

Column: Inside the First Amendment, by Charles C. Haynes When the U.S. Supreme Court declared legislative prayers constitutional 30 years ago, the justices sent a ... Read more

High gas prices signify better times ahead

It seems that when we’re in an economic downturn, everyone knows it. And when we’re in an economic upturn, it catches us by surprise. I ... Read more

There is an entertainment boon this June

June is bustin’ out all over! Read more

Minn. deserves better than 2013 session

Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders convened in January with a common goal of “progress for Minnesotans on education, job creation and better government.” Four ... Read more

Are people smarter in the Dakotas?

Column: My Point of View, by Jerrold Dettle Now that Wisconsin is shifting toward the policies of many other politically conservative states, and Minnesota is ... Read more