07/11/11 Every major Republican presidential candidate promises that his/her first act of business will be repeal of "Obamacare." In Canada, not even the current Conservative prime minister dares touch a government-run health care system that guarantees coverage to all citizens. Why such differences between such good neighbors?
07/10/11 TRUMAN - Cleanup hitter Carter Hanson and the Blue Earth American Legion Post 89 baseball team reeled off three weekend elimination-bracket victories to reach the Sub-District 'C' finals on Sunday in Truman.
07/07/11 Republicans have spent a decade as the party of war. In fact, since President George W. Bush abandoned his call for a "humble foreign policy" the country has not been at peace. Now former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has unabashedly raised the neoconservative banner.
07/05/11 FAIRMONT - Martin County commissioners voted Tuesday to enhance natural and recreational resources at Perch Lake Park southwest of Truman.
06/30/11 In 2009, we received a call from Gerry Henry of Pelican Rapids. Gerry had a mystery to solve. We love those.
06/27/11 St. Paul, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded nearly $18.5 million in grants to 51 communities in Greater Minnesota for rehabilitating housing and commercial properties and improving infrastructure.
06/21/11 The Old Right of the postwar period had a rugged and near-libertarian honesty in domestic affairs as well.
06/07/11 It's all clear now: The Indians' offensive woes are related to an 1885 rule change that allowed pitchers to throw overhand. Those meanies.
06/07/11 President Barack Obama 's approval rating remains at about 50 percent in most polls. But the jobless rate is still high, having ticked up to 9.1 percent in May. No president since Franklin Roosevelt has been re-elected with unemployment above 7.2 percent. That leaves Obama highly vulnerable in 2012.
06/07/11 Here list of players who were chosen in the first 30 rounds of the Major League Baseball Draft.
06/05/11 Donald Trump threatened a third-party presidential run, Herman Cain and Israeli lawmaker Danny Danon stirred up the crowd and Jon Huntsman Jr. and Tim Pawlenty got polite receptions at the second annual Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington. Ralph Reed's gathering Friday and Saturday of conservatives also heard from ...
06/04/11 Washington (CNN) - Leading Republicans are in Washington Friday and Saturday speaking before the conservative Faith and Freedom Coalition conference....
06/03/11 Michele Bachmann affirmed her strong support of social conservative issues at the Friday Faith and Freedom Coalition conference, but remained mum on whether she will enter the 2012 race for the White House.
06/01/11 by Howard Lestrud Minnesotans were quite fortunate to escape any serious storm damage until recently when devastating tornadoes struck north Minneapolis.
05/31/11 Maybe Enfield, Martha Dean's backyard or state Sen. Joe Markley's capitol office are possibilities. But really, what's to gain by a stop in Dan Malloy's backyard? There's no word on any possible Connecticut stops for the mystery bus tour by the former Alaska governor.
05/31/11 News From Greater Minnesota Red River sets record By John Fitzgerald | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Red River at Moorhead set a record Sunday when it was over flood stage for 62 consecutive days, breaking the previous record set in 2009. A story in the Fargo Forum stated that as of Saturday, the river stood about 19.2 feet and is expected to remain above flood stage of 18 feet for at least another ...
05/31/11 Six Pitt State track & field athletes earned All-America honors Saturday in final day action of the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championships.
05/23/11 'Into the bright sunshine' -- Hubert Humphrey's civil-rights agenda By Iric Nathanson | Monday, May 23, 2011 Editor's note: Hubert H. Humphrey was born on May 27, 1911. As his 100th birthday approaches, MinnPost will examine significant aspects of his public life. First in a series Nell Dobson Russell was quite impressed with Minneapolis' newly elected mayor. "In the matter of inter-race ...
05/21/11 His 'First Things First' editorial won journalism's top prize in 1950.
05/21/11 BES names Johnson incubator manager Erika Johnson has been named incubator manager for the Business and Entrepreneurial Services department at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Detroit Lakes. | 
