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Flu is serious
January 10, 2013 People tend to think of common diseases in non-threatening terms. “I caught a bug... just a touch of the flu — I’ll be all right.” The influenza season should be taken seriously, however. more »»
Keep the focus on Highway 14
January 9, 2013 The Minnesota Legislature has just started its work this year. more »»
The next big idea for 2013
January 9, 2013 So. Here we are, then. OK, I’m a little embarrassed. With the possible end of the world a couple weeks back, I have to admit I don’t have a colum. more »»
Goal: A structurally balanced budget
January 8, 2013 Minnesota legislators will be sworn in today, and start the work of the 2013 legislative session. Its goal, as it is each year, is a balanced state budget. more »»
Tragic misinformation
January 7, 2013 Back in 1985, a massive International project started with the noble goal of eliminating polio from the plane. more »»
Letting murderers out of prison
January 6, 2013 Prisons in many states are overcrowded, and that has led both judges and state legislators to look with favor upon schemes to free up cells, sometimes by giving felons opportunities to shave years... more »»
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
January 5, 2013 Take flu precautions SIEDWAYS THUMB: The flu season is upon us early and viciously this year. more »»
Major waste, no accountability
January 2, 2013 Truly enormous sums of money are wasted by the federal government. Merely lessening the amount flushed down the toilet that is Washington, D.C., would help ease the nation’s deficit spending problem. more »»
What will new year hold?
December 31, 2012 This is usually the time of year when people reflect on the past year, smile about the successes and take note of the failures, and look ahead to a new year with hope for a better future. more »»
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
December 29, 2012 Another shooting THUMBS DOWN: Coming so soon on the heels of the Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting, the Christmas Eve ambush slaying of two Webster, N.Y. more »»
Safety plan is in place
December 29, 2012 School safety and security has been a hot topic of discussion since the December 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. more »»
We need discussion on all safety issues
December 28, 2012 Knee-jerk reactions to the massacre at a school in Connecticut have been distressing because, in too many cases, they have been displays of what politicians do best — suggest quick, politically... more »»
One party doesn’t mean one viewpoint
December 26, 2012 An Associated Press report in Monday’s Journal made a very insightful observation on the upcoming legislative session, the first since 1990 that will be under the control of one party in both houses... more »»
US-Dakota War still echoes today
December 26, 2012 Not long ago and not far away, 38 men were hung on this day, Dec.26. It’s convenient to separate ourselves from that, to think it was an ancient, distant event. It wasn’t. more »»
Wishing for peace
December 24, 2012 One of wishes everyone has somewhere in their mind on Christmas Eve is the wish for peace, the kind of peace promised by the angels St. Luke mentions in his Gospel story of the first Christmas. more »»
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
December 22, 2012 Big turnover in ISD88 THUMBS UP: We knew there was going to be turnover on the District 88 school board this month, with Susan Nierengarten, Carol Ackerson and Patti Gramentz all leaving. more »»
Somber end to U.S.-Dakota War 150th
December 22, 2012 This week marks the anniversary of the final act in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, the terrible conflict that has been revisited this 150th anniversary year. On Dec. more »»
Morrow’s moving
December 21, 2012 State Rep. Terry Morrow’s decision to leave the Minnesota Legislature for a job in Chicago with the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) is a bit surprising. more »»
Still time to take care of the children
December 20, 2012 Events in Newtown, Conn., have reminded us in a brutal, horrifying way just how precious our children area — all of them, whether related to us or not. more »»
It’s not easy to ID the murderous among mentally ill
December 19, 2012 Adam Lanza was a strange young man in many ways, those who knew him say. more »» |
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