This Was Brainerd - April 10
APRIL 1020 years ago (1992)There’s good news and bad news for a key block in downtown Brainerd. First the bad news: Thrifty White Drug, at the corner of S. 6th and Front, will close next week. On the...
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The following editorial appeared in Sunday’s Washington Post:The formation by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a new coalition comprising a parliamentary supermajority prompted hawks to...
View ArticleSafety net needs mending
The following editorial appeared in Sunday’s Washington Post:read more
View ArticleJustice Scalia's Partisan Outbursts
In Alexander Hamilton’s memorable formulation, the federal judiciary is “the least dangerous branch.” Unlike Congress and the president, which make and execute the laws, respectively, the courts “have...
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View ArticleExcerpts from recent Minnesota editorials - Nov. 7
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View ArticleGOP: The more the merrier
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View ArticleRoad funding needs innovation, but also money
There is probably no tougher nut to crack than that of adequate transportation funding in Minnesota, but there is also nothing more basic to economic prosperity than an efficient and safe...
View ArticleShovel public sidewalks for all the right reasons
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View ArticleWar or peace?
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View ArticleConscience
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View ArticleGrowing recognition that almost nothing that Obama says can be taken at face...
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View ArticleDo we really need a large army?
Armies are like newspapers. They have become 21st-century anachronisms. To survive, they must adapt. For the press, that means accommodating the demands of the Internet. For the United States Army, it...
View ArticleSpelling out the consequences
It took Vladimir Putin less than a day to trample on President Obama’s warning against a Russian military intervention in Ukraine. On Saturday, the Russian president orchestrated a unanimous vote by...
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