2009 Commentary collections
01/09Commentary Collection: Lead ammunition
Should Minnesota regulate the use of lead bullets?
03/09
Commentary Collection: Red River flooding
Perspectives on damage
Commentaries
| From | June 12, 2009 |
| Pay a tax, change the weather? | |
| A waste of money, time and of lives | |
| Hurried life | |
| From | June 11, 2009 |
| Pilot-in-command is responsible | |
| Teaching judges judgement | |
| Flying during instrument conditions | |
| From | June 10, 2009 |
| Upgrade to Minnesota's seat belt law is good for all Minnesotans | |
| Sale of Valleyfair | |
| From | June 09, 2009 |
| Helping consumers better prepare before closing on a house | |
| Memories are made of this, and iron | |
| From | June 08, 2009 |
| Medical bankruptcy will still happen | |
| My vote did not count | |
| Sole senator for Minnesota | |
| From | June 05, 2009 |
| Let's close the traditional schools as well | |
| Tim Pawlenty's political future | |
| From | June 04, 2009 |
| Freeway ramp meters | |
| Minnesota charter schools are a beacon of light | |
| From | June 03, 2009 |
| Obesity and the marshmallow conspiracy | |
| Communities count on law enforcement to protect | |
| From | June 02, 2009 |
| Justice delayed is justice denied | |
| I would like an un-vote option | |
| Target's choices | |
| From | June 01, 2009 |
| Efficiency challenge: Electricity vs. natural gas | |
| The American Dream is dead | |
| My life as a non-sports fan | |
| From | May 29, 2009 |
| Considering health care | |
| Minnesotans approve more spending? | |
| From | May 28, 2009 |
| The real victims of credit card fraud are small businesses | |
| Focus on parental rights | |
| From | May 27, 2009 |
| Why not legalize medical marijuana? | |
| Chemo v. Alternatives / Family v. Child Protective Services | |
| Forced medication | |
| From | May 26, 2009 |
| More support for the Hausers | |
| Gov. Pawlenty's veto of the motor-voterbill | |
| From | May 25, 2009 |
| Considering Rosie the Riveter | |
| From | May 22, 2009 |
| Inconsistencies in health care decision law | |
| Cyclist was in the bike lane | |
| From | May 21, 2009 |
| I support Colleen Hauser | |
| Consider all kinds of cancer treatments | |
| God and Science are not incompatable | |
| From | May 20, 2009 |
| Richard Dawkins, don't patronize me | |
| UND Sioux logo will live on | |
| Judge overstepped his constitutional boundaries | |
| From | May 19, 2009 |
| Think of the child | |
| Gas prices, profit, tax windfall, and an unfair burden | |
| From | May 18, 2009 |
| UND team name change diminishes history | |
| Medical decisions and courts vs. religious convictions | |
| Minnesota's standard of living | |
| From | May 15, 2009 |
| Experience in teaching does not mean lack of innovation | |
| From | May 14, 2009 |
| Non-resident vs. resident tax structures | |
| Young people do read | |
| There are cancer treatment alternatives | |
| From | May 13, 2009 |
| Fix health care without using my tax dollars | |
| Are hospital closures an urgent care opportunity? | |
| From | May 12, 2009 |
| Time to lift the nuclear power ban | |
| Is an empty house sustainable? | |
| From | May 11, 2009 |
| I am a Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor | |
| Parents have medical authority | |
| The war on cancer is lost | |
| From | May 08, 2009 |
| Sugar and corn syrup? Let's talk about taste. | |
| Mille Lacs netting much different from the past | |
| From | May 07, 2009 |
| Economy is not a science | |
| Carstarphen gets salary during budget crisis? | |
| Zamlen's loss deeply felt | |
| From | May 06, 2009 |
| Colleges & Universities need to hold the line on tuition | |
| Student negotiation for college funding | |
| Was the honking tree felled to stop honks? | |
| From | May 05, 2009 |
| Retool racetracks with racinos | |
| The Long Range Plan is long overdue | |
| Torture vs. Abortion: What place moral outrage? | |
| From | May 04, 2009 |
| Speeding tickets are part of the budget? | |
| Raising taxes on non-essentials | |
| Two thoughts on the 'honking tree' | |
| From | May 01, 2009 |
| Tree vandals achieve anonymous fame and a painful legacy | |
| Gen X-er experiences a 'reality smack' | |
| Smokers cost all of us | |
| From | May 20, 2009 |
| Richard Dawkins, don't patronize me | |
| UND Sioux logo will live on | |
| Judge overstepped his constitutional boundaries | |
| From | May 19, 2009 |
| Think of the child | |
| Gas prices, profit, tax windfall, and an unfair burden | |
| From | May 18, 2009 |
| UND team name change diminishes history | |
| Medical decisions and courts vs. religious convictions | |
| Minnesota's standard of living | |
| From | May 15, 2009 |
| Experience in teaching does not mean lack of innovation | |
| From | May 14, 2009 |
| Non-resident vs. resident tax structures | |
| Young people do read | |
| There are cancer treatment alternatives | |
| From | May 13, 2009 |
| Fix health care without using my tax dollars | |
| Are hospital closures an urgent care opportunity? | |
| From | May 12, 2009 |
| Time to lift the nuclear power ban | |
| Is an empty house sustainable? | |
| From | May 11, 2009 |
| I am a Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor | |
| Parents have medical authority | |
| The war on cancer is lost | |
| From | May 08, 2009 |
| Sugar and corn syrup? Let's talk about taste. | |
| Mille Lacs netting much different from the past | |
| From | May 07, 2009 |
| Economy is not a science | |
| Carstarphen gets salary during budget crisis? | |
| Zamlen's loss deeply felt | |
| From | May 06, 2009 |
| Colleges & Universities need to hold the line on tuition | |
| Student negotiation for college funding | |
| Was the honking tree felled to stop honks? | |
| From | May 05, 2009 |
| Retool racetracks with racinos | |
| The Long Range Plan is long overdue | |
| Torture vs. Abortion: What place moral outrage? | |
| From | May 04, 2009 |
| Speeding tickets are part of the budget? | |
| Raising taxes on non-essentials | |
| Two thoughts on the 'honking tree' | |
| From | May 01, 2009 |
| Tree vandals achieve anonymous fame and a painful legacy | |
| Gen X-er experiences a 'reality smack' | |
| Smokers cost all of us |
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