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STAFF BLOG JIMMY JABBER Death isn't funny, but Twitter and Kim Jong Il changed that
North Korean leader Kim Jong Ils death wasnt violent like the ones experienced earlier this year by fellow world-famous bad guys Osama bin Laden and Moammar Gadhafi. The 69-year-old communist wasnt ov...
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Foreclosure only gets worse with time
ROBIN WASHINGTON: Her house was everything to her, and she in turn personified it. The impeccably cultivated flowers on the boulevard gave you the comfort of knowing she was never far off, if not standing right there greeting cheerfully as you drove by.
By Robin Washington , January 29, 2012
National view: Story tarred athlete before facts emerged 
A Friday New York Times story that essentially indicted and convicted a 22-year-old star football player on an alleged sexual assault charge by an anonymous accuser should have begun as follows:
“We know absolutely nothing about this rumor except what six people told us anonymously about this guy who they say sexually assaulted this girl. We don’t know who she is or what she said, or really anything, but here’s HIS name and what ‘they’ say about him.”
By Kathleen Parker , January 29, 2012
National view: Greed is good?The GOP seems OK with that
If you heard a loud “gulp” Tuesday night after President Obama’s State of the Union address, it probably came from Republican political strategists as they realized their party’s odds of capturing the White House this fall are getting longer. Obama may be no Ronald Reagan, but he’s no Jimmy Carter, either.
By Eugene Robinson , January 29, 2012
National view: Obama plays small ball in big speech
Once upon a time, small ball was not Barack Obama’s game. Tuesday, it was the essence of his State of the Union address.
By Charles Krauthammer , January 29, 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
Pro/con: Should US bomb Iran if it tries to close Strait of Hormuz?
No: Iran lacks the resources to block the strait
By Ivan Eland , January 28, 2012
Pro/con: Should US bomb Iran if it tries to close Strait of Hormuz?
Yes: We must be willing, but only as a last resort
By James Jay Carafano , January 28, 2012
Local view: Stillwater bridge a classic example of waste
Downstate lawmakers, with the support of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, are plotting to lift federal protections from one of Minnesota’s scenic rivers so they can funnel a gigantic government subsidy for a bridge that relatively few would use.
By Drew Digby , January 27, 2012
Moving is no fun, so we’ll just stay
When we arrived early last Saturday, our friends were eating cereal. The scene around them was one of organized chaos. Boxes of kitchen utensils. Boxes of cookbooks. Boxes of light bulbs and spices and knick-knacks.
By Sam Cook , January 27, 2012
Congressman's view: Environmentally sound mining vital to Minnesota’s economy
I like to say Minnesota is three things: timber, taconite, and tourism. To say we are pro-mining is quite an understatement. The mining industry is critical not only to the economic sustainability of the region but to the prosperity of the hard-working men, women and families who depend on its jobs. The development and exploration of the critical and strategic mineral sector has the potential to build a new, vibrant industry in Minnesota. Truth be told, the industry is integral to our economic well-being.
By U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack , January 26, 2012
Local view: News Tribune remembers Paula Bergren
"...Not only did (Paula) convince people to take the paper who I never thought would — and all seven days, usually, when I thought they'd only go for Sunday — she made me realize how important it was for people to start their day with it..." — Robin Washington, Editor
By Duluth News Tribune employees , January 22, 2012
Reader's view: God has more important work than helping Tebow win games
I’d hate to think abused women and starving seniors died because God was too busy watching over millionaire football players.
By Mike Matara , January 22, 2012
National view: Beating Obama not most important issue
CHARLESTON, S.C. – You know-it-alls who think unemployment is the most urgent crisis facing the nation are wrong, I’ve learned from watching a zillion Republican campaign ads on television this week. All you deficit hawks, rise-of-China worrywarts and alarmed observers of the Iranian nuclear program are wrong, too, and should stop bothering yourselves with trifles.
By Eugene Robinson , January 22, 2012
Local view: We cannot be complacent on early childhood
We are basking in the limelight of exciting momentum in the fight to address Minnesota’s unacceptable achievement gap, and rightly so. Gov. Mark Dayton has made early childhood a priority and has committed to better results through improved coordination and efficiencies, as illustrated by the creation of the Children’s Cabinet, the establishment of an Office of Early Learning and the appointment of an Early Learning Council.
By Paula Reed , January 22, 2012
Our view: Hope, pray for cooperation in the Minnesota Legislature
Last year’s session ended in locked horns — and lawmakers weren’t even talking yet about how to help pay for a Minnesota Vikings stadium. Party politics and partisan polarity led to a budget stalemate and the state’s longest-ever government shutdown.
By Duluth News Tribune editorial board , January 22, 2012
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