politics | Forrest Peterson

Getting to know you – Learning about political candidates can help defuse negative campaign ads

by Forrest Peterson | Aug 13, 2026 | Words on Paper

Minnesota 7th Congressional District DFL candidate Erik Osberg campaigns at a 2025 event in Willmar. It’s said that about 75 percent of people do research and seek reviews before making a purchase, even for small items such as a toaster, or hiking boots. If that many...

The ‘state fair’ of agriculture – Food, farming, stewardship can bridge cultural, ideological differences

by Forrest Peterson | Aug 6, 2026 | Words on Paper

Minnesota gubernatorial candidates at the Minnesota FarmFest candidate forum Aug. 5, (L-R): Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Demuth, Mike Lindell, Kendall Qualls. With all the contentiousness these days among issues involving politics, economics, and culture including religion,...

The hockey stick economy – Reforms following Gilded Age in peril from today’s wealth disparity

by Forrest Peterson | Jul 30, 2026 | Words on Paper

Pond hockey in the 1950s, when winter had good ice and many families were middle class, enjoying benefits from the reforms of the Progressive Era. Today, a hockey stick-shaped graph shows the wealth disparity between mid-century and now. On summer evenings I often...

Let’s celebrate Canada, eh? – Our northern neighbors offer far more than wildfire smoke

by Forrest Peterson | Jul 16, 2026 | Words on Paper

Street scene in old Quebec City. Ron Dobson sounded hurried when he answered my phone call July 1. It was Canada Day, and like our Fourth of July, the celebration was keeping him busy as owner, publisher, editor, reporter, and probably ad sales too, of the Flin Flon,...

‘Land of neighbors’ – Celebrating 250 years of ‘freedom’ ignores uncertain future of democracy

by Forrest Peterson | Jul 9, 2026 | Words on Paper

Tourists commemorate democracy and enjoy the view from the authentic Liberty Bell looking across Independence Square in Philadelphia. Around ten-thirty Sunday evening, July 5, our quiet neighborhood came under bombardment. Launched from the residence across the road,...

Getting to know you – Learning about political candidates can help defuse negative campaign ads

The ‘state fair’ of agriculture – Food, farming, stewardship can bridge cultural, ideological differences

The hockey stick economy – Reforms following Gilded Age in peril from today’s wealth disparity

Let’s celebrate Canada, eh? – Our northern neighbors offer far more than wildfire smoke

‘Land of neighbors’ – Celebrating 250 years of ‘freedom’ ignores uncertain future of democracy

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