editorials

Looking for a little extra cash? There are better options than scrounging around for loose change in the sofa. One sure way to slowly build up your savings is to save on energy costs. As part of Financial Capability Month, the Minnesota Department of Commerce is reminding Minnesotans...

Lawmakers and bees

Here's some heartening news on the political front. Young people are taking an increased interest in politics — at least in Minnesota. The state's youth voter turnout was tops in the United States in 2018, according to a new study. Minnesota has long had a solid track record...

Like it or not, a basic knowledge of money — how to save it, how to wisely spend it, how to plan your future with it — is important. One could argue that it ranks right up there with reading, writing and arithmetic. Yet many young people, even in this high-tech world with...

Tall grass, noxious weeds, accumulating junk and garbage, inoperable vehicles just rusting away, hazardous building materials strewn about. Some property owners — more than you may think — let their properties reach such a sad state of affairs. According to Lynn Timm,...

It's time to allow cameras in more courtrooms, at least under some circumstances. New legislation reintroduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, would do just that.

By Ron Johnson, Bemidji City Council member and president of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities "I am preaching to the choir but what I'm asking is for the choir to sing loudly for the next three months."

An old saying, "A fool and his money are soon parted," contains sage advice. Don't be a fool. Be informed. Recognize a potential scam and steer clear of it. A good way to do that is to know what you are up against — the devious tricks that con artists use in order to get at...

Shedding light on poverty

Editor's note: The following editorial was written by Neal Ronquist, publisher of the Duluth News Tribune and RiverTown Multimedia, which are part of Forum Communications Company. We believe his observations about the newspaper industry's changes provide good insights for readers...