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Sheletta: Target shot a bullseye through my heart

With the rollback of its DEI programs, Target folded like a cheap card table during an intense game of dominoes at the family cookout.
AuthoredSheletta Brundidge
January 31, 2025
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Brehm: Pardon who? The dangerous and disgraceful use of pardons by Biden and Trump

Both presidents set terrible precedents in their recent exercises of the presidential pardon power.
AuthoredAndy Brehm
January 28, 2025
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Brown: I grew up in a Minnesota bog the size of New York City; I didn’t know it was special.

The Sax-Zim Bog in northern Minnesota is considered to be one of the world’s most interesting natural places where you can easily see the inner workings of a boreal forest. It also becomes a mecca for bird watchers in the winter.
AuthoredAaron Brown
January 24, 2025
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Denker: Called by God, to join the godless?

I was taught to be suspicious of atheists or non-religious people. So I was humbled to find that as a Christian leader in America in 2025, they’ve become my allies.
AuthoredAngela Denker
January 23, 2025
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Vang: New year, new inclusive traditions

On this MLK Jr. Day, let’s make a commitment to love by building new family traditions that reflect equity, diversity and inclusion.
AuthoredKa Vang
January 19, 2025
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Sheletta: Like Michelle Obama, I, too, will be skipping the inauguration

I’m inviting Black women to a special MLK Day of Service event on Monday. Former first lady, since your calendar is open, you can come, too.
AuthoredSheletta Brundidge
January 16, 2025
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Brehm: Climate change didn’t cause the Los Angeles wildfires. Government incompetence did.

Here’s where the readiness fell far short.
AuthoredAndy Brehm
January 15, 2025
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Dabney: Poor leadership undermines Minnesota’s cannabis market, equity efforts

Amid churn at the state’s Office of Cannabis Management and dropped promises, the governor’s commitment and decisionmaking come under scrutiny.
AuthoredClemon Dabney
January 11, 2025
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Brehm: The friendship recession

Many of us have fewer meaningful relationships than ever before. As we enter a new year, now is a good time to assess our friendships and whether we’re doing enough to keep them going.
AuthoredAndy Brehm
January 5, 2025
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Brown: Blocked Nippon deal leaves fate of U.S. Steel in question

The company still needs investment badly, and it isn’t clear what game of opportunity and survival is being played at the top.
AuthoredAaron Brown
January 5, 2025
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Sheletta: Y’all knew former Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic. I knew Kari D.

I’ve put her likeness on digital billboards all over town to make sure she gets the spotlight that she didn’t like, but definitely deserves.
AuthoredSheletta Brundidge
December 31, 2024
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Vang: There’s no place like Minnesota

The recent auction of Dorothy’s ruby slippers made me think about the search for home, and how so many of us from around the world have found it here.
AuthoredKa Vang
December 28, 2024
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