Opinion

Gov. Pawlenty's education resume a little thin

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's appointment to lead a national education commission would suggest that Minnesota, under Pawlenty's leadership, is a national education policy leader.MORE »

Two thumbs up

I was saddened but unsurprised to hear the recent news that film critic Roger Ebert does not expect to return to television, having lost the use of his voice in the course of treatment for cancer o

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Tutu's "moral equivalencies"

Many of those who heard or saw Archbishop Desmond Tutu in the last few days may have recalled that in the October 5, 2007 letter to his students, faculty and staff, University of St.MORE »

Beyond the stereotypes and suburban myths

Just a week ago, my daughter, Nora, brought home a writing project she had completed, a simple acrostic poem describing the suburban public school she attends.MORE »

I’m still confused

Last Fall I wrote an article about some confusion I seem to have about Iraq; and now looking back, I seem to still be confused.MORE »

John McCain: Warmonger?

Ed Schultz, Fargo’s liberal talk radio host, ignited a political brushfire when he called John McCain a “warmonger” during a passionate warm-up of hundreds of Barack Obama’s enthused supporters at a fMORE »

Black, white, or woman president?

Xao Yang, 75, of Oakdale, Minn., isn't voting for presidential aspirants Sens.MORE »

Don't look to disability programs to balance the state budget

With the state facing a projected $935 million deficit in the budget for the rest of the 2008-2009 biennium, disability advocates suspected that human services - and disability supports in particular MORE »

This Opportunity for Health Care Reform Cannot Be Missed

For more than 25 years, the Citizens League has pushed for market reform through meaningful competition and universal access in the delivery of medical care.

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