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Students, don't look to Congress for models of behavior
By Philip Bratnober
Keeping up appearances, hoping for a break
This isn't the life that was described in the syllabus
By Jim Heynen
As this crisis eases, let's act to prevent the next
By U.S. Rep. James Oberstar
Here's a waste of health care dollars: Refuting myths
By Will Nicholson, M.D.
A few first steps against sexual violence
By Jim McDonough
Health reform that people could get behind
By Annette Meeks
Next year, let's not be so afraid of the sun
By Chuck Laszewski
Zen on the gridiron: Look for dropped balls and miracles, both
By Geoff Herbach
More than reform, rural women need health care
By Sarah Stoesz
In school today, a lesson in propaganda
By Steve Lieb
Stand up and fight for health care's public option
By U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison
Political appointments have proper place in foreign service
By J. Brian Atwood
The shopping mall, or the common good?
By Gordon C. Stewart
North Shore wind turbine offers challenge and opportunity
By Jim Boyd

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