State politics articles
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the person behind the politics
As I begin my journey, I am determined to learn and grow. I am educated, I have significant work experience, I have transferable skills and a bag full of toolkits. I have a working-class background, I’m an immigrant, a woman, an ethnic minority – this leadership should be a breeze! But politics is hard – it is both physically and emotionally challenging. As a member of the public, I always found the churlish behaviour of politicians from Westminster to City Chambers so off-putting. Now, I find...
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Keeping ag in a state seal
Designers of a new state seal for Minnesota could have easily thrown out agriculture, but the chosen seal incorporates it as it should be. Michael Johnson explores the importance of a state seal.
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Pope Francis: Political enigma
There are two things that Pope Francis’s recent interview with 60 Minutes made clear: He is a complicated figure who cannot be easily boxed into a specific ideology, and the media likes to paint him as someone he is not. The interview, which was conducted by Norah O’Donnell, is a fascinating window into the thinking […]