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Last year our Democrats Care drive to collect shelf-stable food and personal care items for our local college campuses was a big success,...

The legislatures in both Minnesota and North Dakota have been busy. While North Dakota legislators seem to be in a competition for coming...

I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that Fox News is basically a right-wing propaganda machine, but media bias isn’t always that...

“Suffer little children, and forbid them not to come unto Me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” For the benefit of those who didn’t...

After we celebrated what was a very good election overall, our Central Committee met for an excellent discussion of the road ahead. The...

Once Election Day has come and gone on November 8, millions of eligible voters will still not have cast a ballot. Their excuses are many...

Teaching is both a calling and a profession. The dedication and sacrifices of teachers who follow their calling is justly celebrated. You...

Norwegians aren’t a boastful people. When LuAnn and I were there last month, we didn’t hear much about Norway’s excellent national health...

Many, many years ago, as part of my dissertation research, I began reading about the history of the temperance movement. This crusade...

This list might look familiar: · Promote safe storage of firearms to prevent child firearm access. · Support extreme risk...

When we started planning the Senate District 4 Convention, we briefly considered holding it in the back room of a local café, since, as...

I recently signed a petition to Michelle Fischbach in support of a bill that would tax the wealth of households and trusts with a net...

LuAnn and I have been spending this month in Tucson, Arizona. Mountains rise in every direction around the city, affording excellent...

All things considered, our “contactless” caucuses went well. After we received guidance from the state DFL, our Central Committee moved...

Precinct caucuses are going ahead, as required by statute, on February 1. We are grateful to the state DFL for giving us the option of a...

A small group of your local DFL leaders met online recently for a Holiday Social. Although it would have felt more like a party if we...

Without a major effort to turn out voters next year, Minnesota may go the way of Virginia. After all, Joe Biden’s margin of victory in...

I was struck recently by a kind of irony in the fact that the month of November is framed by election day on one end and Thanksgiving on...

Have you seen the Facebook poll that Michelle Fischbach posted about critical race theory? The post itself poses the question of whether...

When the coronavirus slammed the brakes on the economy last year, we all became familiar with the phrase “essential workers.” While many...