The Pioneer Press reports that Robert Bly is state's first poet laureate. We take our title tonight from one of his most famous poems, from the Vietnam War era.
It's the Festival of Owls this weekend in Houston, according to the Winona Daily News.
The Albert Lea Tribune's acting publisher writes that Knocking down snowmen is no funny matter. We agree.
The New Ulm Journal praises The Transportation 6, while the Owatonna People's Press gives Senator Day Kudos to his decision to skip the endorsement and go straight to the primary. The editorial board scolds the GOP:
. . . But what southern Minnesota's Republicans are doing and what they ought to do are two very different things. They ought to recruit and support candidates who have the best chance of representing their views in office. Instead, they are throwing a political tantrum because one candidate had the audacity to suggest that voters, not just a few party insiders, should have a say in an election. . . .
The Rochester Post Bulletin reported on a meeting where Flood victims try to get answers. Walz staff members were there.
In a letter to the Cottonwood County Citizen, Richard Peterson writes that Hamilton's transportation vote took courage. A DFLer, Peterson opposed Hamilton in the race for House 22B in 2004 and 2006.
Transportation of another mode is an issue on the Mississippi River, according to the Winona Daily News in Delta Queen future still in balance; Walz puts support behind exemption.
The Worthington Daily Globe reports ICE pays Worthington another visit. This time it's a search for specific individuals, rather than a sweep through the Swift hog plant..
Finally, a YouTube of Tim Walz and George Miller discussing textbook prices on the House floor earlier this month. The amendnment under debate was part of the College Opportunity & Affordability Act.
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