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All things considered, our “contactless” caucuses went well. After we received guidance from the state DFL, our Central Committee moved...

Precinct caucuses are going ahead, as required by statute, on February 1. We are grateful to the state DFL for giving us the option of a...

A small group of your local DFL leaders met online recently for a Holiday Social. Although it would have felt more like a party if we...

Without a major effort to turn out voters next year, Minnesota may go the way of Virginia. After all, Joe Biden’s margin of victory in...

I was struck recently by a kind of irony in the fact that the month of November is framed by election day on one end and Thanksgiving on...

Have you seen the Facebook poll that Michelle Fischbach posted about critical race theory? The post itself poses the question of whether...

When the coronavirus slammed the brakes on the economy last year, we all became familiar with the phrase “essential workers.” While many...

In my last blog post, I wrote about how the pandemic has underscored our need for one another. I made the point that when a misguided...

I am really looking forward to seeing everyone at our Langseth Fundraiser and Taco Bar on August 12. I hope, like me, you are fully...

What would you say is the most important difference between Democrats and Republicans? If I asked ten different people that question,...

I’m writing this blog post in Rapid City, South Dakota, where we are enjoying our first big vacation since getting vaccinated. Rapid City...

Clay County DFL has a new chair (yours truly) and a newly revamped website (thanks to Nicole Mattson). It all seems to cry out for this...