National News

DOJ issuing subpoenas to Minnesota officials  

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The Department of Justice has begun issuing subpoenas to top officials in Minnesota, officials there said Tuesday.  Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s office received a subpoena, a spokesman wrote in an email

Letters to the Editor

Philip Wasserman | Erasing Plato

Imagine enrolling in a philosophy class at the College of the Canyons where some of Plato’s works are off-limits. You would probably feel cheated. Yet this is reportedly what is

Commentary

Aisha Sultan | Your Teen’s AI Buddy Can Be a Danger

When social media first began attracting young people more than two decades ago, parents worried about whether their children were chatting with nefarious strangers. Now, with the emergence of artificial

National News

Federal agents arrest suspects in anti-ICE church protest  

By Arjun Singh Contributing Writer  Trump administration officials announced on Thursday that federal agents had arrested several suspects who allegedly organized a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Cities Church in St. Paul,

Byron York

Byron York | Minnesota and the Battle to Cripple ICE

You’ve seen videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers struggling to apprehend illegal immigrants in Minneapolis and elsewhere around the country. Many of those immigrants have criminal records. The reason

Letters to the Editor

Gerald Staack | Mother Earth’s Fever

The world has two inexhaustible sources of energy. They can relieve the Earth of fossil fuels that are now contaminating it. They are solar energy from the sun and geothermal

Letters to the Editor

Jack Crawford | Red-Tinted vs. Blue-Tinted Lenses 

Opinions about the recent fatal shooting in Minneapolis have been sharply divided along political lines. Those on the right, looking at it through a red-tinted lens, immediately claimed it was

Letters to the Editor

Brian Springer | What Does it Really Mean?

A quote from one participant at the conservative rally (article) published on Jan. 20 was, “bettering our country and restoring it to the ideals that it was founded upon.” But

People join a march to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Washington on Jan. 20, 2026. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Protesters demonstrate against ICE in Washington, across US  

By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — One year into the second Trump administration, demonstrations against a presidency marked by intensified enforcement against illegal immigration took place across the United States, including the

President Donald Trump delivers an address during the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026. Screenshot from White House video via X.

Trump cancels tariffs over Greenland after talks with NATO 

By Emel Akan, Nathan Worcester and Andrew Moran Contributing Writers  DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump has pulled back on planned 10% tariffs on European countries over Greenland, and announced the “framework” of a future

Gary Horton

Gary Horton | A Tuesday Paper, Lesson in Democracy

Tuesday’s Signal was a masterclass in why a vibrant local newspaper is still essential to civic life and democracy. That edition was chock-a-block with insights, from hard news to opinion

Letters to the Editor

Larry Moore | Focus on the Courthouse

After numerous early-on letters of concern about the proposed eight-story courthouse across the street from the mall, I have heard nothing recently. Crickets.  I have heard plenty about the detour

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | A Study in Contrast

Democrats won an election and hired 87,000 IRS agents to go after American citizens. Republicans won an election and hired 20,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to go after foreign

Letters to the Editor

Kevin D. Korenthal | When Trust Is Not Enough

Like many current and former residents of this community, I was saddened to read recent news regarding allegations of financial misconduct at The Painted Turtle, a nonprofit long admired for