Capitol Commentary: Fixing No Child Left Behind
By Sen. Al Franken If we want a stronger economy tomorrow we need to give our kids a good education today. That was the idea behind No Child Left Behind: to ensure that every American child can...
View ArticleRetrofitting: Jobs and Energy for Minnesota
By Sen. Al Franken When Scott County partnered with Honeywell to upgrade insulation, lighting, windows and energy-management systems in six government buildings, everybody won. Honeywell earned another...
View ArticleVeterans Day Op-Ed by Sen. Al Franken
By Sen. All Franken On Veterans Day in 1985, President Reagan spoke of those who laid down their lives for our country. “Most of them were boys when they died,” he said, “and they gave up two lives –...
View ArticleHonoring our nation's veterans
By U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar Each year on Veterans Day, Americans join together to honor the men and women in uniform who have served and sacrificed for our country. Last year on Veterans Day, I was...
View ArticlePositive, practical practices that increase school/family/community partnerships
By Joe Nathan As we move toward Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for the almost 300 people who turned out 10 days ago to work with and learn from Dr. Joyce Epstein days ago. A professor at Johns Hopkins...
View ArticleLet’s make 2012 accident free
I am a retired semi driver with a safety record of 39 years in a row of no accidents, and no tickets for 46 years. I teach a defensive driving class. I have also been trained to teach 55 alive classes....
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‘Locked’ into a new beat
By Derrick Knutson I’d like to take this opportunity – and space in the paper – to introduce myself to the readers of the ECM Post Review. I was recently hired as the paper’s associate editor. Before...
View ArticleMaster Gardener: Holiday traditions
By Jerry Vitalis, Chisago County Master Gardener In past articles I have written about selecting Christmas trees and how to extend their beauty as well as gardening gifts for the season. There is a...
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Minnesota state budget surplus — $876 million!
By Rep. Bob Barrett The November state budget forecast came out last week with extremely good news for all Minnesotans. After four consecutive years of state budget deficits, the Minnesota state...
View ArticleGuest Commentary: Let’s add civility, civic skills to our goals for the year
By Lee H. Hamilton This is a season of giving, good cheer, and forbearance. Too bad that, as the political season begins in earnest with the turn of the year, all those fine sentiments will become...
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