Opinion

Why can’t we let good things happen to other people? Last month, President Biden hinted that he was prepared to cancel at least some federal student loan debt once the pandemic-era repayment moratorium expires Aug. 31.

A group of senators met last week to try to prevent anyone from stealing the 2024 presidential election or from once again inciting an armed mob to attack the Capitol. The bipartisan band, led by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), aims to update the 1887 Electoral Count Act, the archaic law that governs how Congress counts electoral votes that became a focus of Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. The fate of the nation’s democracy might rest on whether these senators strike a deal, and soon: If Republicans take the House after November’s elections, a radicalized House GOP caucus will likely refuse to do anything that could be construed as hostile to Mr. Trump.

A Russian poet who was visiting a wealthy American in his home noticed a huge, magnificent moose head mounted on the wall. He asked his host how he could shoot such an impressive animal.

After serving 25 years on the Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners and eight years as Rural Development State Director under President Obama, my passion for getting to know and represent the needs of rural communities continues to grow. Armed with this knowledge and drive, I look forward to helping build back a better rural America under President Biden’s leadership.

Before we can address the issue of “Go West Young Man”, we first have to ask “Where did we all come from?” This is both a genealogical and geographical issue, because basically “no one here is from here!”