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THE FLENSBURGER FILES Blogging behind the scenes....
From the Classroom: When you receive this article, I will be soaking in another session of a seminar called "Mind the App," a class being offered for students and those interested in knowing how to...
Posted on 4/22/13 at 5:32 AM
RURAL REFLECTIONS He fixed the fun
One of Mom and Dad's Christmas presents to me in 1978 was a radio. The radio had bands for am/fm, weather, aircraft and police transmissions. It fired my imagination and received constant use up until...
Posted on 4/8/12 at 6:14 AM
HUNGRY FOR LIFE Advice Column
Advice Column, Dish for Trish Do you have some questions you would like to ask Trish? Do you feel like Help Me!Send Trish your questions about life, love, overcoming obstacles, dating, relationships,...
Posted on 2/28/12 at 8:22 AM
HEALTHY TIDBITS Dish With Trish
Dish With Trish Do you have questions you would like to ask Trish about dating, relationships, overcoming obstacles, dream chasing and much more.You canwrite her at: info@readerduluth.com...
Posted on 2/27/12 at 10:26 AM
PEACE GARDEN MAMA II writing wednesdays: stuff and stuff
If you didn't hear my brother-in-law play Silent Night on his I-phone during our family Christmas concert yet, you must visit yesterday's post first. For those wishing to read my latest column about ...
Posted on 12/28/11 at 1:00 AM
Rick Lubbers column: UMD rugby has suddenly become a big deal 
You can’t film a summer blockbuster like “Iron Man 3” with the indie film budget of “The Blair Witch Project.”
By Rick Lubbers , May 11, 2013
Early golf was so last year
RICK LUBBERS COLUMN: Admit it. You got a little cocky last year, didn’t you?
By Rick Lubbers , May 05, 2013
Time again for sports to heal us
BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS: In so many ways, sports can bring out the worst in us.
By Paul Newberry , April 20, 2013
National view: Will GOP follow its heart or its brains?
About once every generation, one of the two main parties follows its heart, rather than its brains. It may be happening again.
By Carl P. Leubsdorf , February 26, 2012
National view: Obama got the culture war he wanted
Let me be blunt: If Republicans nominate Rick Santorum, they will lose.
By Kathleen Parker , February 26, 2012
National view: There’s no need for Gulf War III
We’ve heard this quickening drumbeat before. Last time, it led to the tragic invasion and occupation of Iraq. This time, if we let the drummers provoke us into war with Iran, the consequences will likely be far worse.
By Eugene Robinson , February 26, 2012
Taekwondo taught an old dog new tricks
RICK LUBBERS: Larry Martichuski didn’t plan on earning a black belt when he walked through the doors of North Shore Taekwondo three years ago.
It wasn’t a lifelong dream or an item to check off a bucket list.
By Rick Lubbers , February 20, 2012
National view: Teachers need two things: Content knowledge and effective strategies
If you have a child in a public school, you may want to look at a study that has set the education world abuzz this month. More than look at it, you may want to ask your child’s principal or superintendent what they plan on doing with the information.
By William McKenzie , January 29, 2012
Reader's view: Don’t blame tribe for city’s street money woes
Don’t blame tribe for city’s street money woes
By Robert Swanson , December 18, 2011
Get involved in redistricting
For a more-detailed look at the proposed redistricting maps, including the ones published on this page and others, go to www.drawminnesota.org
November 27, 2011
State view: Parties want you to ignore the process
We are less than a year away from the 2012 election, and already millions of dollars are flooding into Minnesota in an attempt to influence its outcome. But the money is not showing up in campaign ads; rather, it is being spent on lawyers who are trying to convince the court to draw new political districts that benefit their political party.
By Mike Dean , November 27, 2011
Local view: Synthetic pot worse than most realize
Products such as K2 are misleadingly referred to as “synthetic marijuana,” and while the substances have been in the news with regularity this year many people remain unaware just how significant a problem they’re causing in our communities.
By Laura Palombi , November 27, 2011
National view: Obama puts re-election before US needs
In 2008, the slogan was “Yes We Can.” For 2011-12, it’s “We Can’t Wait.” What happened in between? Candidate Obama, the vessel into which myriad dreams were poured, met the reality of governance.
By Charles Krauthammer , November 20, 2011
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