St Paul Makes History

Melvin Carter III took the oath of office yesterday as the 46th mayor of the city of St Paul. He is the first African-American to hold the office and as we said before “St Paul used to be an Irish town.” During his inaugural address, his words rang through the...

Full Transcript of the Mayor Melvin Carter III Inaugural Address

Thank you so much, and I really appreciate for you coming out here to celebrate this moment with us. I am filled with thanks. I’m humbled to be here and just appreciative of your presence. I’m grateful for God’s love and grace are the reason I’m here today. To Sekina....

Does Checks & Balances Deserve Any Credit for Carter?

Checks & Balances played a significant role in the St Paul election of Melvin Carter III as the first black man to become Mayor of St Paul. This is not the first time our publication has been involved with Carter’s ascension. In 2007, when Carter was a...

Pressure on Serier From Fletcher Continues

The case against current Ramsey County Sheriff Jack Serier by former Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher is increasing. We have obtained a series of letters which are intended to show at the time of his appointment by the Ramsey County Board Serier was not a resident...

Franken Should Stay Until September

It is interesting to hear some colleagues of US Senator Al Franken (D-MN) now saying they believe he should not resign. There was a rush to judgment without any due process, ability to confront his accusers, some of whom he says not telling the truth, or the ability...

Thoughts for Pending US Senate Appointee Tina Smith to Consider

When we attended the press conference, announcing Governor Mark Dayton’s (DFL-MN) selection to fill the junior US Senate seat pending Al Franken’s resignation we found the following statement from Lt Governor Tina (Flint) Smith (DFL-MN) interesting, when asked about...

More Amy & Tina

The current political climate calls upon people to think outside the box and call of innovative approaches to establishment ideas. The DFL has its largest fundraiser in the summer The Humphrey Mondale Dinner is a prime time to capitalize on the loss of US Senator Al...

Ms. Smith to go to Washington

We were on-hand for the announcement of Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) on his non-surprising decision to select Lt Gov Tina Smith (DFL) to fill the pending vacancy of US Senator Al Franken.  the expected timing of Franken’s resignation is in early January. Here is a...