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Hamilton Southeastern High School senior offensive lineman Nestor Porres has committed play football at Butler University. Porres started at right tackle for the Royals (11-2) last season. Porres was named Indiana Football Coaches Association Academic All-State team and as  honorable mention on the Hoosier Crossroads Conference team.

Porress father, also named Nestor, said his son chose Butler because he was right fit in both athletics and academics.

He enjoyed his visit and thought very highly of the players, coaches, campus and traditions, his father said in an email to The Star.

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The sudden announcement by GOP Chair Tony Sutton that he is resigning sheds light on the embarrassing financial picture of the party.

State Republicans, who like to tout themselves as the party of fiscal responsibility, have at least $500,000 in unpaid bills. When Sutton took office in 2009, the party had a $1 million surplus.

Sutton deserves the credit for engineering the stunning GOP takeover of the Minnesota House and Senate. The DFL was left flat-footed and shocked by the loss of both houses. But Suttons leadership since has been lackluster at best.

The GOPs failure to put up any significant opponent to Sen. Amy Klobuchar is one example.

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