Articles filed under Commentary
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The parental factor in evaluating teachersApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - The student arrived late to the honor roll ceremony at my son's middle school last week. Even though it was almost over, the teaching staff graciously presented him with...
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School lunches and the nanny stateApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - Back in the Stone Age, I brought my noon meal to school in a Davy Crockett lunchbox. It was made of cheap metal, and had I eaten it, the taste would have been similar to...
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Township critics aren't aware of servicesApr 14, 2011 12:00 am - By Gerry Bartnicke I have been reading articles and letters concerning consolidation of local governments, including suggestions that we should do away with townships. I...
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'Atlas' still valid in today's politicsApr 14, 2011 12:00 am - Twenty-nine years after her death, novelist Ayn Rand is coming to a theater near you. After many failed attempts, her 1957 novel “Atlas Shrugged” has been made into a fi...
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A stunning message on teen-pregnancyApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - By Froma Harrop America's tailspin toward the cultural abyss has gained speed with an ad featuring single-mother celebrity Bristol Palin. Bloggers unfriendly to her moth...
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Crazy talk is today's political currencyApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - Far-right Republicans are winning the budget wars because they understand something that nobody else in Washington seems to grasp: The old truism about politics being th...
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Critical thinking important when reading opinionApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - How's your knowledge of transitional human fossils faring these days? Whatever the state of your expertise, I'm going to go out on a fat, safe limb of man's evolutionary...
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Fixing economy is a job for adultsApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - So why do Republicans hate art, the elderly and children? Hint: Same reason parents hate their children when they say, “No.” We could just leave it at that, but this is...
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Take a look at what’s right with ObamaApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - As he announces his bid for re-election, President Barack Obama is facing some tough poll numbers. According to the Rasmussen Reports daily tracking poll, the president’...
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Yearning for the mainstreamApr 10, 2011 6:00 pm - In a world where everyone is considered special and believes themselves to be, like the residents of Garrison Keillor’s fictitious Lake Wobegon — strong, good-looking an...