Off to U.S. Bank Stadium

A cold driving rain pelted the turf at Kuhlman Stadium in Edina, and the soccer teams on it. Temperatures hovering in the 40s, it was a proper welcome to the state soccer tournament for first-timer Southwest Christian.

Starwatch: Watching a slow-motion planetary chase

Watching November’s evening planets from night to night is akin to watching a slow-motion chase. Venus comes out in the setting sun’s afterglow and barely seems to budge all month long. But not so Saturn and brilliant Jupiter. After nightfall…

Paid letter: Failure will weaken community

Public education and the strength of our schools is the cornerstone of our communities. However, for the last several years it feels like public education has been the ball in a game of ping pong, each side using it as…