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Big Hurdles to the Prosecution of Federal Agents

The immigration and customs enforcement agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good. There is no debate on that fact. The two questions are whether his act was...
David Schultz -
2026 Budget

RaaS (Restrooms as a Service) in Minneapolis

James Welby -
The Minneapolis City Council approved a $700K plan for 5 - 8 public restrooms in Downtown Minneapolis This past...
2026 Elections

Why is Tim Walz Running?

Tom Horner -
Worry among DFLers over Gov. Tim Walz’s candidacy for an unprecedented third consecutive term has gone from whispers...
City Hall

On the DSA Diversity Problem

David Feehan -
Tell your daughter capitalism is bad when she wants to open her own business. I had the honor of...
Commentary

A Special Place in Heaven

David Feehan -
When I learned that my American Legion baseball coach Dick Cassidy had passed away at the age of...

No Turkeys in These Thanks

Commentary Tom Horner -
It seems the trend in media and politics these days is to focus less on the “thanks” in Thanksgiving and more on the turkey....

Minneapolis City Budget: The cost of running Minneapolis is increasing as revenues are decreasing

2026 Budget James Welby -
Now that the Minneapolis municipal elections are over, I am officially worried about the Minneapolis budget, given that costs are up and revenue is...

Open Letter to Incoming City Council

Commentary David J. Therkelsen -
On January 8, 2024, the current City Council held its first meeting. Frankly, you didn’t get off to a very good start. Your first...

Carol Becker on Latin Radio with Erika Rivera Kennedy

City Hall David Tinjum -
https://youtu.be/kxd8RXhpWJg Carol Becker did an interview on Minnesota Latin Radio on the “Enterate Minnesota” (Find Out Minnesota) podcast with host Erika Rivera Kennedy.  They discussed...

The Accountability Crisis

2026 Elections Tom Horner -
Autocrats don’t eliminate the institutions. They eliminate accountability. The institutions in a modern autocracy exist as movie sets, false fronts with nothing behind the...

JFK’s Assassination Had Legal Impact Here

Commentary Marshall H. Tanick -
Anyone of age, about 6 or 7 years or older, in late 1963, or in their late 60's or more now, remembers precisely where...

Minneapolis Awash in Empty Schools

Commentary Michael Baskins -
MPS high schools alone have the space for 12,841 total students, yet only 7,819 were enrolled as of October 1, 2024. Schools across Minneapolis sit...

Some Parts of Minneapolis Really Do Have Crime

City Hall Donna Neste -
In your neighborhood, have you ever kept a can on your front porch to deposit the needles found on the street? Have you ever...

Watch: CM Wonsley to propose official Socialist Caucus for Minneapolis City Council in January

City Hall David Tinjum -
In a video posted to her Facebook page, Wonsley said she will bring forth the proposal in January to form an official Democratic Socialist...

Why is Hennepin County Better at Helping the Unsheltered Addicted Than the City?

City Hall Donna Neste -
One lesson I have learned in my fight to help move the addicted off the streets and into housing, treatment and services is that...

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