Here’s hoping as the guard changes in the GOP’s Senate leadership that Thune adheres to that institution’s traditions.

Twin Cities residents might wonder why anyone would want to live in rural Minnesota. What’s there to do? Isn’t it mostly farms, mining and bars? Isn’t it isolating? Aren’t you afraid of wolves? Well.

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