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Our View: Perhaps 'do-nothing' Legislature should just go home?
Feb. 03, 2012, 10:02 am
During a recent conversation with a southeast Minnesota school administrator (not from Rochester, by the way), we asked: "What are your top priorities for the 2012 legislative session?"Ruth Marcus: Santorum's decision raises question of toll on family
Feb. 03, 2012, 10:00 am
To decide to run for office, and in particular to decide to run for the presidency, is the ultimate egotistical act.Kathleen Parker: Perfection personified is difficult to relate to
Feb. 03, 2012, 10:00 am
WASHINGTON — When a friend was writing a novel, he was concerned that his protagonist was too perfect.Dana Milbank: A letter to the man searching for his white whale
Feb. 03, 2012, 9:59 am
ORLANDO, Fla. — Dear Newt: These are difficult times for you, no doubt, and we understand that people sometimes say things they don't really mean.Our View: Laws must evolve with synthetic drug use
Feb. 02, 2012, 6:36 am
A new report from the Minnesota Department of Human Services should raise a red flag for parents, teachers, law enforcement personnel and anyone who has an interest in the health and well-being of young people.Paul Krugman: Austerity debacle plays itself out in Europe
Feb. 02, 2012, 6:36 am
Half a century ago, any economist — or for that matter any undergraduate who had read Paul Samuelson’s textbook “Economics” — could have told you that austerity in the face of depression was a very bad idea.Leonard Pitts: For worse or for worst, guns rule
Feb. 02, 2012, 6:35 am
In a democracy, nothing is supposed to matter more than the will of the people.Our View: We need a good debate on health care exchange
Feb. 01, 2012, 6:43 am
On Monday, Gov. Dayton and the DFL unveiled the initial recommendations of a task force that for months has been studying how an insurance exchange would work in Minnesota.
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Media policy issue low on Lyle school's troubles
Jan. 12, 2012, 8:19 am
We're publicly declaring our desire that the Lyle School Board conduct some dull, uninteresting meetings during the next six months. Make pink your color this weekend
Feb. 02, 2012, 6:35 am
Austin is a red town. Always has been.
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Your best chance for a look at an albino deer in Minnesota (02/01/2012)
A crow assassin dines on his prey (01/31/2012)
Should school cafeterias offer vegan alternatives? (01/27/2012)
Why I favor "Moneyball" for best picture, and tobacco spittin' Brad Pitt for best actor (01/25/2012)
Minnesota youth hockey follows State High School League's lead. (01/23/2012)
