This Father’s Day, we must confront a national reality – we are failing new fathers. Though there has been increasing awareness of the mental health challenges faced by postpartum mothers, too often fathers are left behind. Approximately 1 in 3 … Continued
“Age” is a hot issue. Full disclosure: I’m 83. If you stop reading, I understand. Before stopping, perhaps you’ll find this excerpt as enlightening as it is provocative: “Is there, in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness? … Must … Continued
These 2024 high school graduates can look back with pride as we salute them in our annual tribute to academic excellence. Each year, we ask schools in the east metro and western Wisconsin to send names of their top graduates, … Continued
A teenage girl with a neurodivergent brain loves an octopus and struggles with a hateful teacher. Another teen wonders if she sent the wrong man to prison when she testified against her father for killing her mother. These very different … Continued
Pastor Richard Pittman Sr. has been elected president of the NAACP area covering Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota. Pittman was elected president of the Tri-State Conference that is made up of seven local chapters of the NAACP: the Duluth, … Continued
Randy Dobnak tossed six shutout innings with 10 strikeouts as the St. Paul Saints beat the Louisville Bats 3-1 in an International League game in Louisville, Ky. The victory was the fifth in a row for the Saints (32-35). Dobnak … Continued