Tribune Editorial: High-speed broadband is critical statewide
Minnesota is becoming a state of haves and have nots — on the world’s information highways — the Internet.
RELATED CONTENTLetter: Common sense has prevailed
This letter is in response to the West Central Tribune Oct. 27 article on the Big Stone II coal plant.
RELATED CONTENTCommentary: Communism’s enablers still at it
On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was pulled down to the consternation of leftists, who still had faith socialism could work with the right leaders, and to the delight of conservatives, who believed that socialism and communism guaranteed mutually shared poverty.
RELATED CONTENTLetter: Definition of a progressive
In a fund-raising speech Bill Clinton said the elections of Nov. 3 are a referendum on Obama, the health care bill, and our progressive agenda. Hillary Clinton says, “I am a progressive, not a liberal.” Obama ran on change and the need to transform this country. McCain said, “Put country first.” While their emphases were different, Americans had a choice between progressive light and progressive heavy.
RELATED CONTENTLetter: Saving souls for eternity
On Oct. 22, Congress passed a hate crimes bill which President Obama signed into law a couple days later. This was done mainly to placate his supporters from the far left.
RELATED CONTENTMinnesota Opinion: On pilot concentration: See!? Told ya we weren’t sleeping!
That’s the potential reaction of the one Northwest Airlines pilot who spoke to the media in the wake of the “airport overshoot” heard around the world recently in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Everyone, it seemed, assumed that the two pilots were sound asleep, and that’s why they flew 150 miles past the airport and into Wisconsin, and that’s why they, for 91 minutes, didn’t respond to repeated radio requests to acknowledge they were awake, alive and hadn’t been hijacked by terrorists. The pilot said he and the co-pilot were having a heated debate over airline policy and became distracted, but few, it seemed, believed that. They HAD to be snoozing, especially in this day and age, when planes literally seem to fly themselves.
RELATED CONTENTLetters: The billionaires of baseball
Now that Joe Mauer, whom I consider to be a perfect example of “Minnesota Nice,” is going in for salary arbitration, wouldn’t it be nice if he could say, “Ah, shucks, $2 million a year is a great plenty for seven months’ work, who needs more than that?”
RELATED CONTENTHats off
Hats off to Sharon, Stella and Mary — honest and friendly hometown clerks at Thrifty White Drug. Judy Terhune of Willmar writes, “Unbeknown to me I had dropped several bills of cash on the floor when paying for my purchases. They called me at home and asked if I had lost some money. How many clerks would have done that? I can believe they did that because of who they are! My thanks again!”
RELATED CONTENTMinnesota Opinion: On the energy shift:
The demise Monday of the Big Stone II power plant could pose future power problems in the Upper Midwest.
RELATED CONTENTCommentary: Tea-baggers were carpetbaggers
The Tea Party wing of the Republican Party had the perfect strategy for upstate New York’s 23rd congressional district:
RELATED CONTENTCommentary: What option is there for Afghan women?
BOSTON — It’s been 11 years since I looked through a photo album smuggled out of Afghanistan by a brave young woman. “This is a doctor,” she said, pointing to one picture. “This is a teacher.” It was impossible to tell one woman from another under the burqas enforced by their Taliban rulers.
RELATED CONTENTLetters: The kids are all right
In response to the letter by Lowell Tieszen from Raymond (Public Forum, Oct. 29): In your letter you refer to news stories regarding the murder and rape of little girls.
RELATED CONTENTCommentary: When your actions do speak louder
SAN DIEGO — Hotelier Larry Whitten should have known this much: When in New Mexico, do as the New Mexicans do.
RELATED CONTENTCommentary: Not Right-Wing, but still angry for different reasons
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Tuesday’s elections were a rebuke to the right wing and a warning to Democrats.
RELATED CONTENTAmerican Opinion: On the fine line between investment tips and insider trading:: On the fine line between investment tips and insider trading:
An excerpt from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States:
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