This week, we elected the next president of the United States. One politician left a mark in Minnesota after getting a city named after him — James G Blaine. “Almost nobody knows the story about the ...

A historical marker was placed at the site of James G. Blaine’s childhood home on Main Street in West Brownsville just below the Lane Bane Bridge. (Mike Jones) James G. Blaine, who grew up in West ...

Outraged pundits are no doubt already saying that only sexists and racists could have voted for Donald Trump, but what’s someone to do who detests Trump’s morals but believes that the open borders and ...

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