Introduction: Turning 18 and New Responsibilities Having resolved to never be a smoker, I did not have a lot to look forward to when I reached the age of majority (the age at which one is considered an adult in the eyes of the law). When I turned 18, I would be able to enter…
Yesterday marked the last day of the candidate filing period for individuals running for federal, state, county, or city public offices. As things currently stand for Brooklyn Center, we have five candidates for Mayor and a whopping nine candidates for City Council. Since this is more than twice the number of individuals to be elected…
In his article entitled Avoiding a noise-canceling election season found in the May 19th edition of the Sun Post, columnist Keith Anderson relates that he is tempted to reach for his noise canceling headphones to block out the negative messaging that often comes along with election season. I can definitely relate to that sentiment. In…