Editorials

06/12/2013 - 7:31am
Where is the balance that protects our national security, yet also protects our individual rights as Americans? Just where should that balance be in our nation’s continuing battle to fight global and domestic terrorism? When does government overstep its authority and get into spying on its citizens? And is that OK? A line may have been crossed recently when National Security Agency (NSA) and...
02/14/2013 - 9:00am
To the Editor: A controversy is brewing at the state Capitol on whether to end or severely restrict mining of silica sand because of the potential environmental concerns. These concerns have been inflamed by a Hollywood propaganda film “Promised Land,” filled with misleading information. The film claims, among other things, that families in...
02/14/2013 - 9:00am
February is here, and I thought I would give you some of the highlights of the school year thus far. With about four months to go in the school year, we look forward to the many success stories that will happen. Things at GSL are going great, and we have lots to be proud of. During the recent visit from the commissioner of education, we had an...
01/23/2013 - 8:54am
To the Editor: Where are the signs? Most cities have a minimum of signage posted at city entrances stating that there is a winter parking ban. I get paid weekly; however, many people are paid bi-weekly or semi-monthly. Why are these citations due in such short time? Hennepin County requires payment within 30 days. You cannot get information on...
11/14/2012 - 8:37am
To the Editor: I went to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6, as did many others at the City Center. We got there around 9:30 a.m. There was not a large crowd at that time. I am partially handicapped. Standing is not something I’m able to do very much of. I asked if there was an area or place where I could sit down to vote. I was directed to a cubicle with a...
11/07/2012 - 8:34am
Nov. 11, 1918, at exactly 11 a.m., representatives of the forces fighting World War I signed the armistice which brought that deadly conflict to an end. Up until 1954, when the name of the holiday was changed to Veterans Day, Armistice Day was observed as one of the top holidays in the United States. All schools, most cities and the nation had...
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