BUDGE OPINION
Pete Langr: If these were your kids you would never allow this 
It is time we escaped the mindset of one local online pundit who believes that some of our minority kids are disposable.
February 25, 2010
Ralph Doty: Pawlenty’s ‘tax cuts’ will only hurt local government
Pawlenty must think we’re stupid. The state budget and state taxes have already been slashed so many times that the “Minnesota Miracle” of the 1970s is only a distant memory.
February 18, 2010
Linda Grover: Exhibit at UMD sparks thoughts of the belt with blue beads
The story of Sacagawea’s life after the expedition has only two certainties.
February 18, 2010
Budgeteer Letters to the Editor - Feb. 21, 2010
Find out what's on our readers' minds this week.
February 18, 2010
Our View: A better plan for the jail
City Councilor Dan Hartman is working hard at what may be the most feasible plan yet for the old county jail.
February 12, 2010
Guest View: Census count critically important
Although a complete count of people living within U.S. borders is constitutionally mandated each decade and participation is required by law, thousands of Minnesotans are nonetheless missed — some because they choose to be.By Steven Renderos/Main Street Project , February 11, 2010
S.E. Livingston: Why you really need to get outside today
Prepare to change. You may not want to even read any farther in this article because I’m going to convince you to go outside today.
February 11, 2010
Virgil Swing: Caucus system nice idea, but it doesn’t work
I took my own advice from my Jan. 31 column and attended a precinct caucus on Feb. 2. It was interesting but reminded me again why this system looks better on paper.
February 11, 2010
Budgeteer Letters to the Editor - Feb. 7, 2010
One Cotton man's straight-up beef with Ralph Doty and an open letter from Roger Reinert to his constituents.February 04, 2010
Ralph Doty: Stopping drunk drivers will require stronger measures
Regular readers of this column might remember the story of Pamela, my daughter-in-law, and her brush with death at the hands of a drunk driver in the state of Virginia more than a decade ago.
February 04, 2010
Guest View: County commissioner reviews past year, looks ahead
Chris Dahlberg looks back on what is considered one of the toughest years in recent history.
By Chris Dahlberg , February 04, 2010
Eddy Gilmore: Journey to the top of the 48
I have traveled a fair amount in the lower 48, and beyond, but my compass keeps pointing back to this unique home away from home near the Canadian borer I chanced upon on a rainy day years ago.
February 04, 2010
Our View: Helping those who serve
Even though Americans have not been asked to cut down on the amount of meat, pork or wheat products we eat so the government can send more food to war zones, there are many measures we can take to support the troops. Let's do it.
January 29, 2010
Virgil Swing: Frustrate the party faithful and caucus Tuesday
As long as precinct caucuses are used and eliminate some candidates before the primary elections, don’t feel guilty about attending even if you’ll split your general-election vote among both parties.
January 28, 2010
Dick Palmer: Blind in one eye — and can’t see out of the other
The trouble is those legislative Obama haters, in sheer stupidity, are ignoring their real mission as members of Congress: to maintain a responsible focus on government.
By Dick Palmer , January 28, 2010
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