July 16, 2009 RSS feed / Opinion

Rural people have a say in health care reform

Cafe owners, farmers, the butcher and employees of small businesses in my town agree: the time is now for health care reform. And I've heard the same message from all over the Great Plains. More...

Todd County comp plan questions

Todd County's Comprehensive Planning committee is encouraging further citizen engagement in completion of the Comprehensive Plan. This is the second in a series of questions the Comprehensive Plan Committee is issuing to gather public input. More...

Tourism in troubled times

As we head into summer, many Minnesota families are reviewing their household budgets and wondering what kind of vacation, if any, they can take this year. Minnesota's tourism industry is wondering, too. More...

Missile defense: The stakes couldn't be higher

A young girl picking daisies opens one of the most infamous political ads ever devised. It is suggested her life is about to end violently and quickly as a nuclear mushroom cloud appears. President Lyndon Johnson intones, "These are the stakes! More...

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