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Now that my Carhartt jacket, overalls, hat, gloves, earmuffs, scarf, boots, flannel socks and long underwear are packed away, I am ready to get outside without the risk of literally...

By Jessica Keddy Staycation – Week 2 – Green Island If you read the paper two weeks ago, you may have seen the article about geocaching and how my family...

Hi, I’m John. I’ll be here for a short period to fill in while Forum Communications finds a replacement for Dain Sullivan. For over 20 years I owned the Pope...

Distance has always been a tough economic challenge for rural Minnesota.Cars and highways have gone a long way toward shortening that distance.Now, modern communications are bringing the world even closer...

April 1-7 is National Public Health Week in recognition of the advancements in public health that serve to protect and improve the health of all people. This year, the National...

Gosh, it is already April! There are only nine days left until the running of the Boston Marathon and only 262 shopping days until Christmas! The first day of spring...

As I stepped into the Pioneer Journal office after a lunch break on Wednesday, Jess, our receptionist, immediately pulled me aside. Sporting a look of bewilderment, she asked, “Why are...

High school might just be harder today. Not necessarily on the academics side. That’s still up for debate. But on the social side, no doubt. Sure, kids have always been...

It continues to astound me how much time is being wasted on divisive social issues in St. Paul as the budget and a still-recovering economy sit on the back burner...

By John Lamb, Forum Communications Hey, Old Man Winter, we need to talk. This will be short and sweet, which I wish I could say about our relationship. We’re done...

It is a graced and exciting moment for the Church. I believe Pope Francis is a man of humility with a strong love for all people – particularly for the...

Cigarettes almost certainly will be more expensive in Minnesota following this year’s legislative session, and it’ll be thanks to a tax increase worth cheering. Gov. Mark Dayton, in both his...

Thanks to a strong “pushback” from small business leaders and bipartisan opposition from individual taxpayers, Gov. Dayton has been forced to abandon his plan of a $2 billion sales tax...

This seems to be the time of year when complaints regarding lingering winter weather peak. And understandably so. I, too, am comfortable saying how tired I am of looking out...

What’s in a name? A lot. Politicians are currently proposinga raise in welfare benefits. Some politicians took a challenge to “live” on the current amount. They said: “No one could...