• Ask A Trooper: What is 'hydroplaning'?

    If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota, please send your questions in.

  • Faith column: The devotion to work

    Paul does not offer any clarifying age as to when you do the work. Just that whatever we do, we do it for the Lord.

  • Baltic Countries Ask: Are We Next?

    Baltic Countries Ask: Are We Next? (Third column, 14th story, link) Related stories:Putin's crushing new offensive could be the end of UkraineMacron vows to send troops if Russia breaks through front linesPentagon warns Moscow anti-satellite nuke weapon could be devastating

    • GQ

    How to Ask A Girl Out (Or a Boy, or Anyone)

    If you're wondering how to ask a girl out, it's a good question: We're past sixth grade. You no longer get to ask your buddy Tommy to ask your crush out for you. Now it’s your responsibility to ask people on dates! Maybe you’re a magically self-assured person for whom this isn’t difficult. If so, congratulations! For most of us, no matter your gender or who you're interested in dating, asking someone out is mildly terrifying. It’s asking someone to agree that you’re not a romantically repulsive...

  • People Are Asking A.I. to Roast Them for Some Reason

    Low-Self-Esteem Twitter tries to teach robots how to ridicule human beings

  • Column: Second Language Struggles

    Language education continues to evolve, and it’s in the best interest of the United States to focus on its students learning a second language.

  • Column: What are the benefits from marine protections?

    The Biden administration is proposing further expansion of no-take areas in the U.S. Pacific territories — and this has been heralded by some environmental groups as further progress in ocean protection, while the government of American Samoa, the fishing industry and fishery managers have generally opposed the expansion.

    • Afro

    Ask a lawyer: What to do before and after confronting bankruptcy

    Ebele Ebonwu, an associate in Gordon Feinblatt's Financial Services Group, offers advice on how to avoid bankruptcy and how to manage it once it has been filed, including the importance of a good attorney and reorganizing your finances.

    • Romper

    My Daughter Texted Me To Ask If I'd Had An Abortion

    "It’s not a secret, but I didn’t think that you were ready to know about it yet.”

  • Column: More moral principle, less legislation

    The Star-Advertiser’s April 7 Insight section raised two critical concerns: artificial intelligence and recreational marijuana (“Thinking for yourself in the age of AI,” and “Is marijuana good for our community?”). We hope good thinkers and elected officials everywhere will pay close attention.

  • Column: Kāua i ka pahupahu pilioki!

    Synopsis: A retelling of “Kekahi Mau Olelo Noeau a na Kupuna,” an article published by the newspaper Ka Nupepa Kuokoa on Sept. 28, 1922. The article has been restructured to fit specific sentence patterns and written with modern orthography. The story is presented with the intention of introducing specific Hawaiian terms related to the game of billiards, and highlighting the witty and clever use of language outside of an academic setting.

  • PSA: THINK Before Asking a Woman if She's Pregnant

    by Anonymous Hi fucking idiots, I am a slightly fat woman with big boobs. I am not pregnant. If you don't get that women can have bellies without being pregnant, you're a fucking idiot. IF YOU EXPRESS THAT OUT LOUD, YOU'RE A FUCKING IDIOT WHO SHOULD GET A LIFELONG UTI. This was a new one: a woman on the street looked at me and said, "I want to say congratulations, but I want to be careful in case you're not pregnant." When I told you I wasn't, you...