COLUMNISTS
Vaccine is here, but there’s not enough for everyone 
SMDC Health System has received a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine from the Minnesota Department of Health with instructions to administer it only to people in these four priority groups.
By Timothy Burke, M.D. , November 08, 2009
Credit card checks not as convenient as they seem
It looked inviting. “Simply use one of the enclosed access checks for your Bank of America Rewards American Express Card … [and] start saving with your new 0% [interest rate].”
By Robin Washington , November 08, 2009
A view from the doghouse: Good in Duluth saves husband
Most married guys know the feeling, that heart-dropping, pit-of-the-stomach, can’t-believe-I-did-that numbness.
By Chuck Frederick , November 07, 2009
Local view: Locally produced food is healthier in many ways
As our western Lake Superior region seeks a healthier and more sustainable food system, the past is our journey’s start.
By Randel Hanson , November 07, 2009
Local view: Sexual harassment at UMD? ‘Rod was just being Rod’
I was utterly disgusted to read the articles about Rod Raymond and the accusations of sexual harassment (“Report recommended UMD instructor Rod Raymond be fired,” Oct. 25). I wasn’t disgusted with Raymond but with the vicious attacks against him.
By Emilie Marshall , November 06, 2009
The OId Scout: Life’s variety pack is inherently unfair
It costs $722 to fly from St. Paul/Minneapolis to Bismarck, N.D., and you can fly from St. Paul/Minneapolis to Paris for $754. Life is unfair; we all know this. Big prizes go to mediocrities while you struggle on, unappreciated. The righteous suffer while the wicked prosper. Bernie Madoff danced around the Securities & Exchange Commission to the tune of billions and the Immigration & Naturalization people deport a good Vietnamese woman for a minor error.
By Garrison Keillor , November 05, 2009
National view: Retooling transportation is our 21st century challenge
In the 20th century, the development of new infrastructure helped turn the U.S. into the greatest superpower the world has ever seen. Electrifying rural America, providing phone service, the interstate highway system, airports for the jet age, even opening the Great Lakes to the oceans of the globe with the St. Lawrence Seaway gave our society mobility for people and products, as well as the ability to communicate instantly across vast distances.
By U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar and Rick King , November 05, 2009
Sen. Yvonne Prettner Solon: Grateful for everyone’s well wishes
I would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone for the well wishes extended to me during my recent surgery and recovery. The outpouring of support through cards, letters, flowers and phone calls helped buoy my spirits and assisted me on the road to full health.
November 04, 2009
Steve Decatur and Pam Kramer: Dig deeper to keep United Way’s safety net in place
Today we find people struggling at all levels and in all walks of life, but imagine what this economy has done to those whose lives are a struggle even in the best of times. The use of food shelves has increased
November 04, 2009
Reporter's view: City Council vote hits close to the wallet
While it felt good to blow off some steam with the “what councilors don’t do” rant that appeared in my blog and in the paper before the primary, I think it gave off the impression that councilors have little role in city government.
By Brandon Stahl , November 03, 2009
Minnesota must preserve health care for the poor
There is a health-care issue closer to home we hope people of faith and other caring citizens will agree needs addressing. At issue is Minnesota’s General Assistance Medical Care, or GAMC (“Poor tell how loss of medical assistance will hurt them,” Oct. 16).
By Duluth clergy members , November 02, 2009
It’s easy to stay young: Just avoid ‘Methuselah lights’
Being uncomfortable with one’s appearance is a problem that commonly occurs during adolescence. For most people, it ends when adolescence ends. But many present-day Baby Boomers seem to have regressed.
By Joseph Legueri , November 02, 2009
Family runs through the deer season
Maybe you can feel it in the air. Or smell it in the aroma of decaying popple leaves. Or see it in the thick, gray days we’ve had lately.
By Sam Cook , November 01, 2009
Stromgren: ‘I offer a voice to taxpayers’
I offer a choice and a voice to taxpayers, teachers and students. I was propelled into this candidacy almost two years ago when the school district’s portion of our family business taxes increased 339 percent.
By Marcia Stromgren , October 30, 2009
Wasson: ‘I will continue to advocate for quality education’
If re-elected, I will continue to visit our schools and talk with principals, teachers, staff, parents and students, just as I have done during the past six years. And I will continue to advocate for quality education and equity for all students.
By Ann Wasson , October 30, 2009
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