Editorials

Editorials

• Thumbs: Redistricting is broken

  Thumbs down:

  The latest redrawing of Minnesota’s political boundaries came with a hefty legal bill.

  May 25, 2012 1 Photo

• Our View: Voter ID not as simple as it seems

  Why it matters

  Constitutional amendment means it is set in stone; we need more details.
   

  May 24, 2012 1 Photo

• Our View: A healthy approach to learning gaps

  As Minnesota schools leave behind No Child Left Behind, a new accountability system shows a promising and realistic approach to closing the achievement gaps in schools.

  May 23, 2012

• Our View: NFL critics mobilize, but Vikings here to stay

  Excitement was in plain sight earlier this month when the final touches were put on plans to build a $975 million stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, ensuring that the state and the team will be linked together for at least the next 30 years.

  May 22, 2012 1 Photo

• Our View: Winona State's gain is MSU's loss

  Why it matters

  Scott Olson brought much to Minnesota State University and to the community; his leadership will be sorely missed.

  May 22, 2012 1 Photo

• Our View: Good turnout at anti-bully session

  Community involvement in solving the bullying problem is identified as important. Mankato had a strong showing at a recent meeting on the subject.

  May 20, 2012 1 Photo

• Our View: Automatic cuts will test Congress

  It appears the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration that Congress passed last year are working as designed, or maybe not.

  May 19, 2012 1 Photo

• Our View: Senjem is positioning

  Thumbs down: To Senate Majority Leader Dave Senjem’s posturing on civic center funding.

  May 19, 2012 1 Photo

• Our View: When will this partisan war end?

   Earlier this year in his State of the State address, Gov. Mark Dayton said “If we cooperate, if we share our best ideas, if we exchange our rigid ideologies for our shared ideals, we will revitalize our state.”

  May 17, 2012

• Our View: War on terror isn't over

  Weary of a war on terror that has gone on for years, we would like to declare victory and return to normalcy. But the terror war goes on.

  May 16, 2012 1 Photo

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