With FEC year-end reports due on Saturday, the committee for state senator Dick Day has filed a termination report. This action matches what we've been hearing: that Senator Day, a.k.a the Termindaytor, is more interested in running for state senate......

One of our fondest childhood memories is of ice skating with our cousins at the outdoor public rink in Madelia. One icy day, we decided that the streets were slick enough to skate back to Avis and Mac's place. We......

It's a slow news day on the prairie. We did notice that state representative Randy Demmer, who lost the Republican endorsement to Brian Davis--whom Congressman defeated decisively in November--filed his year-end report on January 13.Demmer closed the year with $99.25......

We've been preoccupied by chores and research, so today's digest will catch up on the news since Thursday. There's lots to post.Friday's Owatonna People's Press reports in Council: Federal money for flood projects too slow, unstable:So, the city has applied......

Much of Minnesota's prairies are under blizzard and winter storm warnings, which--like the Senate recount and cuts to Minnesota's state budget--are dominating the news. The Owatonna People's Press reports that Owatonna teen receives congressional award medal: Seventeen-year old Jeremy Duruji is usua...

Is there a worse hack than G.R. Anderson, Jr., in the Twin Cities' press corps? He never met a Republican talking point about Congressman Walz he didn't wholeheartedly recycle (just as he has a hard time getting basic facts right).The......

 We're back from a fun Minnesota Farmers Union convention and are placating the kittehs, who are insisting that their legendary independence is overrated.  Minnesota's other farm group convened this weekend as well. The Bemidji Pioneer reports in Minnesota Farm Bureau president defends eth...

In Minnesotans concerned about bailout, the Worthington Globe reports: U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., was hesitant to support anything yet. “Until we see details about an assistance package for the auto industry, we’re just speculating about what might be included," Walz said. "But I wou...

The Mankato Free Press takes a look at local reaction to Tim Pawlenty's observations at a GOP governors' meeting: Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, speaking to fellow Republican governors in Florida last week, said the Republican Party is in deep trouble, losing its ability to compete in large swaths of ...

The Waseca County News reports in Waseca County voters shift a little to the left: WASECA — Is it a trend? The traditionally Republican Waseca County voters appear to be moving slightly toward center. Throughout the county on election day 2008, the vote between the two major candidates for preside...