Editorials

Faribault and Rice County is home.
The newly released redistricting maps split Rice County, putting the southern half into the First Congressional District.

The numbers are clear, the numbers are startling and the numbers lead to one conclusion: The Faribault School District needs to do a better job of promoting Advanced Placement opportunities for its st

Backed into an elevator shaft?

To the editor:

l would like to respond to, and provide another perspective to, the comments made by Amanda Gomez in her recent letter to the editor published on Feb. 5, 2012.

Community development is the one part of government on which spending more tax dollars can be justified.

Since its inception in 2006, HealthFinders Collaborative has served thousands of individuals and families who might otherwise not have received healthcare.

A new era begins next week in the Faribault Police Department and with it, we hope, will come transparency.

The economy hasn’t exactly come roaring back after its 2008 collapse, but recent indicators suggest some optimism may finally be in order.

Stronger state legislation is not the final answer to the question of how to combat bullying in our schools.

It’s not babysitting when Dad stays home

That’s what most of us who are part of two-parent households think, but surprise, surprise, the U.S. Census Bureau doesn’t agree.