In last year’s “let’s go crazy” session of the Minnesota legislature Democrats brought us the legalization of marijuana for adult use. The Star Tribune covered the bill (here) in the celebratory style they brought to the law mandating the placement of tampons in boys’ bathrooms, the law making Minnesota a mecca for abortion, and the law establishing Minnesota as a “trans refuge.”
Of course, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz led the the “let’s go crazy” parade. Minnesota’s left-wing lurch brought him to the attention of Barack Obama and created whatever renown led to his fateful meeting with Kamala Harris.
From the moment Harris picked Walz as her running mate, the Star Tribune itself went crazy (or continued on its crazy course). Those who get their news from the Star Tribune must have been shocked by Walz’s exposure on the national stage as a compulsive liar.
The Star Tribune demonstrates what a destructive force a dominant local newspaper can be. St. Paul, Minneapolis, and the state of Minnesota would be better off without it.
Every year Thanksgiving reminds us how much we have to be grateful for. Salena Zito reports on one corner we may not have thought of in her column “The Family-Run Businesses That Make Thanksgiving Possible.”
By contrast, so it seems to me, the Star Tribune continues down the path of destruction. For Thanksgiving this year it contributes the column “How cannabis can help bring harmony to Thanksgiving gatherings” Subhead: “Mindfully incorporating cannabis into the holiday can help ease family tensions, especially after a divisive election.”
The Star Tribune column is by one Clemon Dabney. Who, you may ask, is Clemon Dabney? “Clemon Dabney is a contributing columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune focusing on all things cannabis. He is a cannabis expert, scientist and entrepreneur.”
A little dab of Dabney will do ya. As I say, we would be better off if the Star Tribune didn’t exist.
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