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Stadium backers don't believe everything they read
Dont believe everything you read, especially in sports blogs and columns about government issues. That is what some Minnesota politicians say after dealing with Vikings stadium issues for months, or ...
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In about 10 days, between 50 and 100 World War II veterans from the area will embark on a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorial to their wartime service and sacrifice. I'm sure if my dad, Er...
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Column: Letter asks should we use government this way?

Whether they lean toward voting yes or no on Minnesota’s proposed marriage amendment, REaders’ Board members unanimously agreed that John Kern’s letter outlining reasons against changing the state Constitution earned the Golden Quill “hands down.”

By Anne Jacobson , October 07, 2012

Column: Minnesota sees an improved testing regime

With all the recent changes in measuring the performance of our public education system, the outcomes of these measurements have become a source of confusion and misconceptions.

By Joe Jezierski , October 05, 2012

Book Review: Insider knowledge leads to gripping story; Feingold's "While America Sleeps"

Book Review: Insider knowledge leads to gripping story; Feingold's White Bear Lake novelist Julie Kramer makes good use of her past experience as a news producer for NBC, CBS and WCCO-TV, which is only one reason she has become a national bestselling and award winning author of thrillers like her latest in her popular Riley Spartz series, “Shunning Sarah” (Atria Books, $23.99).

By Dave Wood, columnist , September 27, 2012

Column: We can help create a community of readers

A roomful of educators from across our region gathered last Monday at our Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation office to learn about a new way to increase students' reading abilities.

By Tim Penny , September 17, 2012

Column: Understand the amendment regarding voter ID

Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012, is fast approaching.

By Carolyn Holmsten and Amy Hove , September 14, 2012

Column: Collective impact and more will shape year

After finishing my first year as superintendent at Red Wing Public Schools, I would like to reflect on our accomplishments and describe some of our plans for the upcoming year.

By Karsten Anderson , September 10, 2012

Column: Campaign letter-writing season has begun

The election season has kicked into high gear. The National Republican Convention was last week. President Barack Obama and the Democrats have center stage this week.

By Anne Jacobson , September 07, 2012

Column: R-E publishes many viewpoints

The Republican Eagle occasionally publishes editorials from sister newspapers. We believe this diversifies the opinions published on this page and helps get people thinking.

September 01, 2012

Book Report: This author shines as voice of a community

Book Report: This author shines as voice of a community Novelist Toni Morrison has won the National Book Critics Circle, the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for her fiction.

By Dave Wood, columnist , August 29, 2012

Book Review: Did she or didn’t she: Does it even matter?

Book Review: Did she or didn’t she: Does it even matter? Dorothy Parker was born on this day 119 years ago in West End, N.J., just a year after poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, about which Parker said “I was following in the exquisite footsteps of Miss Edna St. Vincent Millay, unhappily in my own horrible sneakers.”

By Dave Wood, columnist , August 24, 2012

Book Report: Remedy/curse: Drug highs and lows

Book Report: Remedy/curse: Drug highs and lows Thomas De Quincy was born on this day in 1785, and would later write an eerie book that captured the romantic imagination, “Confessions of an Opium Eater.”

August 17, 2012

Column: Dramatic revenue shifts will include policing

Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a discussion concerning the redesign of Minnesota government specifically concerning the potential revamp of public safety and the current model of our criminal justice system. The discussion was hosted and filmed by representatives from Twin Cities Public Television and facilitated by Don Shelby.

By Sheriff Scott McNurlin , August 15, 2012

Column: MNAN benefits business and communities

It's been well documented that a "growing our own" strategy of economic development provides greater success than a "recruitment" strategy in rural communities. Here at Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation we are excited about helping local entrepreneurs turn their assets, ideas, and opportunities into new or expanding businesses.

By Tim Penny , August 14, 2012

Column: Focus on vets every day and find them work

Today is neither Veterans Day nor Memorial Day – the two days each year when all Americans pause to reflect on the service and sacrifice of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen.

By Sen. Al Franken , August 09, 2012

Book Report: Duluth poet: A blunt, dazzling wordsmith

Book Report: Duluth poet: A blunt, dazzling wordsmith Normally I write about two books each week — one national and one regional.

By Dave Wood, columnist , July 30, 2012

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