Opinion

Watching out for your butt

Published August 4, 2003

YBy Matthew Schoettmer oung, skinny, wimpy dudes have been taking it from behind for ages. Literally. In 1824, at the conclusion of a prison tour along the East Coast and in the South, Rev. Louis Dwight...

One nation, indivisible under Wal-Mart

Published August 4, 2003

IBy Douglas Voigt t's hardly surprising Wal-Mart has become the epitome of U.S. business and commerce - taught to ambitious young business students as the ideal model of corporate efficiency. With cheap...

Planning the future of Minnesota’s national forests

Published August 4, 2003

IBy Molly Rosenblatt t's not very Minnesotan to boast, but we have some of the most beautiful natural areas in the United States, including the Superior and Chippewa national forests. They are a big part...

Misfiring on the Second Amendment

Published July 28, 2003

IBy Douglas Harding n his July 14 online opinions piece "Ban Concealed Weapons at the U," Earl McDowell asserts "the people" do not have individual rights guaranteed to them by the U.S. Constitution. This...

The 300th anniversary of the birth of John Wesley: theologian and social activist

Published July 28, 2003

GBy Paul L. Whalen reat Britain is one of the few European nations that has avoided a civil war in the past 200 years. Some scholars' credit this fact to the "Great Awakening" and the spiritual movement...

For U.S. media, it’s public or perish

Published July 28, 2003

ABy Dr. William F. Baker storm over media deregulation is reaching hurricane strength. And in its wake, a battle over the future of public broadcasting is brewing. The American people have spoken out...

Liberals need to rise above

Published July 28, 2003

IBy Marty Andrade 've been around enough to know that humans are sexual beings. I know, this revelation was a shock to me too. I have also figured out that sex is a big part of people's lives. Jeez, another...

Be wary of the liberal-conservative trap

by Karl Noyes
Published July 28, 2003

The liberal versus conservative "debate" has ignited talk radio and print for many years now and has inspired the genesis of countless organizations, rants and bumper stickers. The political volleying...

The right of self-defense is inherent in the people

Published July 28, 2003

DBy David M. Gross espite his concerns that another writer made a mistake in referring to a specific provision of the U.S. Constitution as providing a right of self-defense, Jordan K. Kolar in his July...

Stop the hypocrisy: It is time for the emergence of religious political parties in the United States

Published July 28, 2003

WBy Douglas Voigt e want ... to see a majority of the Republican Party in the hands of pro-family Christians by 1996." Such is the rhetoric of Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson a mere 10 years...