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On Faith: Affirming Marriage

May 23, 2013 in Lake County News-Chronicle

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Welcoming a sweet miracle

May 23, 2013 in Lake County News-Chronicle

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The Early Years: Sharing the responsibility

May 23, 2013 in Lake County News-Chronicle

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From the Catbird Seat…In the footsteps of Langenbrunner

May 23, 2013 in Pine Journal

Two members of the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team now have ties to the United States Hockey League and one of them may not be a Lumberjack for much longer.
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ANALYSIS: How nonprofits became tax-exempt

May 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic

The uproar over allegations of politically motivated investigations by the Internal Revenue Service shouldn’t be surprising given Americans’ long love affair with nonprofits and their strong disdain of partisanship, especially within bureaucracies. Continue Reading

OPINION: Honor song dispute reveals race divide in Chamberlain

May 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic

In a town where race relations have been tense for many, many years, as a parent, I was hoping these elected officials would support the struggle for equality and reconciliation. Continue Reading

OUR VIEW: Thank God for weather warnings

May 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Friday, a nasty-looking storm brewed on the horizon. The Daily Republic’s radar and weather alerts showed no severity, however. Neither did radio or television reports. Continue Reading

Editorial: Pay tribute to fallen veterans on Monday

May 23, 2013 in Rosemount Town Pages

Rosemount Veterans’ groups do a good job of paying tribute to people who have died in service of their country Continue Reading

Guest opinion: Healing amidst despair

May 23, 2013 in Rosemount Town Pages

Fr. Paul Jarvis is grateful for the support he receieved from people of all faiths Continue Reading

Column: Remember our deceased veterans

May 23, 2013 in The Farmington Independent

I don’t expect everyone in Farmington or Rosemount to drop all of their weekend plans just to attend a Memorial Day ceremony. I do, however, ask that you take a minute, sometime over the weekend, just to think about those who have died for our freedom, those who have died defending the freedom of others, and those who have served our country but have now passed away. Continue Reading