Joe Spear
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Criticism comes with the territory in the news business, and The Free Press has a long history of publishing letters to the editor that critic…
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Dana Gums of Eagle Lake isn’t a typical 2020 voter. She’s uncertain how she will vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election.
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The numbers for 2019 have started to come in on the Mankato regional economy, and the trends aren’t surprising with manufacturing still being …
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Mankato’s third largest employer is aiming to invest $130 million or more in capital improvements to its Mankato “plant” in the next few years.
On Nov. 15, This American Life (NPR) aired a program called “The Out Crowd,” which documented the harrowing results of the Remain in Mexico po…
It’s been a while since I put my oar in the water on public policy, but there is an important issue that needs a lot of attention from all of …
We need to express our satisfaction with the introduction of H.R. 4469, “American Workforce Enforcement Act,” by U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, R-1st…