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July 7, 2011 5:00 AM

It's time somebody spoke up in defense of good government

Too many have bought the argument that government is bad, in and of itself.

by John Marty

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July 6, 2011 5:00 AM

Legislators owe their best effort to all the people of their districts

Razor-thin margins are more the luck of the draw than they are a mandate.

by S.J. Schwaidelson

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July 5, 2011 5:00 AM

We don't need more electricity, just cleaner electricity

The old-style "bigger is better" approach promoted energy monopolies. Times have changed.

by John Farrell

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July 4, 2011 5:00 AM

Small tax hike on top earners would be step in right direction

Income inequality isn't a bad thing, but the economic scales have grown badly out of balance.

by Ann Manning

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July 1, 2011 1:00 AM

Let's hope the shutdown prompts voters to demand an end to false choices

We chose leaders who stood for one-sided solutions that, by themselves, cannot work.

by John Wodele

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June 29, 2011 3:56 PM

Government isn't as big or as bad as many people think

Liberals need to start making the case that government actually improves people's lives.

by Jim Boyd

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June 29, 2011 5:00 AM

Families need state government to be a reliable partner in the international adoption process

A shutdown could permanently alter lives of children on the other side of the globe. Here's how.

by Laura Jean

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June 27, 2011 5:00 PM

School district's 'neutrality' policy on LGBT issues is anything but

In Anoka-Hennepin, bullies know that they can harass LGBT students and get away with it.

by Kate Kendell and Richard Cohen

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June 27, 2011 5:00 AM

Standing up for water in the state's budget debate

If we let short-term financial considerations compromise our water quality, we'll be giving ourselves a long-term problem.

by Deborah Swackhamer

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June 24, 2011 5:00 AM

When your high school is torn down, progress seems like a mixed blessing

Of course the old gives way to the new. But he never expected the new to stand on top of the past and obscure what was once so important to so many people.

by Aaron J. Brown

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Commentary

It's time somebody spoke up in defense of good government

Legislators owe their best effort to all the people of their districts

We don't need more electricity, just cleaner electricity

Small tax hike on top earners would be step in right direction

Let's hope the shutdown prompts voters to demand an end to false choices

Government isn't as big or as bad as many people think

Families need state government to be a reliable partner in the international adoption process

School district's 'neutrality' policy on LGBT issues is anything but

Standing up for water in the state's budget debate

When your high school is torn down, progress seems like a mixed blessing

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