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Forum Editorial: Minnesota legislators face crisis

01/07/2009
Minnesota legislators gather this week in St. Paul to deal with a budget crisis of historic proportions. The deficit could top $6 billion, and at this point there are no clear or easy fixes.

Their Opinion: Big shoes to fill in Senate

01/07/2009
When the new Congress began this week, a great many familiar faces were missing. While the most notable absentees are the new president- and vice president-elect, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, something tells me we will see plenty of them in coming months.

Attention given to Fill the Dome misguides community priorities

01/07/2009
I think it’s great that area youth have been given positive attention for addressing hunger in our community. However, I am disappointed that there has been so much attention on a short-term charitable activity.

North Dakota’s driving fines a joke

01/07/2009
I enjoyed reading Bill Cornog’s letter to the editor on Dec. 30. His crash-course in Fargo driving should be available at our visitor’s center. I have traveled the roads and highways in 39 states and many of America’s major cities and I must agree that Fargo has more than its fair share of bad drivers.

Corn chips, potato chips part of a ripoff

01/07/2009
In a recent letter, Michael Pick asks “Why is the price of chips continuing to rise’? There is only one reason. Greed.

Parents should err on side of caution

01/07/2009
Yes, the deaths of the children involved in automobile accidents are a tragedy. One question I may ask is, “Do we really need a law telling us that 15-year-olds should not be driving in such conditions?” We as parents should realize that just because we can we do not necessarily have to do as said.

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