In January, The New York Times published an article titled, “The R-word returns, dismaying those who fought to oust it.” The R-word, for those unfamiliar, is the word retard or retarded. Minnesota agencies and federal policy stopped using mental retardation in 2005 and 2010. According to ...

To the editor: I received a response from U.S. Rep. (Brad) Finstad regarding his use of misinformation and inflammatory language in his newsletter. I responded with a “Kudos for reining in your “blame the Democrats” game in your response. And for your willingness to participate in the ...

To the editor: Our President has become the world bully. He is committing war crimes in Iran by bombing civilian infrastructure and has attacked boats in international waters with no proof of illegal activity. He is making demands rather than negotiating, and shows no interest in actually ...

To the editor: Thank you to everyone at the Journal for keeping our local newspaper alive and vibrant. Although the Journal is no longer a true daily paper, your newspaper brings us important local and regional news five times each week. The Journal keeps us informed concerning local ...

To the editor: I have had five different cancers in the last 5 years. Why are people going into space? Shouldn’t they be trying to cure cancer with that money. Or homelessness, or so many other things. It just makes me sick. Fritz Livingston Franklin

Today I think positively of what will be. Some say the system is wrong. Some blame the government for their ills. One word comes to mind: responsibility. Responsibility, in itself has little to do with systems or governments. You guessed it. It has to do with the person. People make choices. ...