by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Jun 25, 2025 | Opinion
Last weekend, Israel bombed Iran in an unprovoked attack. Before we could wrap our minds around what that might mean for global relations in the region, we learned that Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in what many officials...
by Paul Lewis | Jun 24, 2025 | Opinion
My morning walks take me through a local park. Four diagonal sidewalks lead to a circle around a fountain at the center of the park. Where one sidewalk ends at the circle, the word “trust” is engraved in the concrete. At another, “love.” At a third, “justice.” These...
by Anna Parish | Jun 19, 2025 | Opinion
If you’ve turned your TV on and flipped through a few channels, opened a newspaper, refreshed your social media feed or scrolled through your email inbox or spam, then you’ve inevitably seen the headlines. And, if you’ve seen the news over the past...
by Michelle Wahila | May 6, 2025 | Opinion
I have a confession: I’m not a silver lining person. Optimism has never been my default. In my family, there’s an ongoing debate: am I a realist (my take), or a pessimist (my spouse’s)? The truth is, I probably waver between the two. But when someone accuses me of...
by Mary Dyer | May 3, 2025 | Opinion
For many, these last few weeks have been a nightmare traveling across the land, unlike anything our nation has ever experienced. We are not the first country, nor will we be the last, to have suffered so much loss. Someone once said that cowardice is contagious. But...
