In my last column I wrote that politics are nothing more than a means to fulfill the human need to connect to a group. I said issues and rants and causes become lost in the poli-babble they represent and...

I went to the "memorial" last Tuesday to pay tribute and mourn the death of a principled and honest man. Unfortunately, Sen. Paul Wellstone's memory was crassly disparaged. Wellstone was praised for respecting...

I am absolutely outraged at the shameless partisan nature of Sen. Paul Wellstone's memorial service. At one point in the service, speaker Rick Kahn called specifically on Senate Republicans for one day...

In response to Ben Shlimovitz's letter ("Israelis want peace," Oct. 29), I would like to join Shlimovitz in encouraging "all readers to do some objective research before jumping on the bandwagon." Unfortunately...

Now is the time to honor Paul Wellstone in a meaningful and lasting way; we should name the new Molecular and Cellular Biology Building "Wellstone Hall." What better way for the University Board of Regents,...

I applaud Benjamin Sunderlin, who wrote recently to encourage us to participate in our collective political discourse in "War demands discussion" (Oct. 29). To that end, Sunderlin criticizes those who...

I was on the golf course when the state first heard the news of a plane crash in northern Minnesota. By the time I made it back into the clubhouse, cursing the terrible handicap that is my banana slice,...

I was just numb when I heard the news about the Wellstone plane. Yes, Sen. Paul Wellstone was an advocate for economic democracy, for the environment, for international justice and so on. Public officials...

Four years ago, while listening to the radio, Sheila Wellstone heard a report on sex trafficking. The report featured stories from victims such as a Ukrainian woman forced into prostitution because of...

On behalf of the department of communication disorders, we are writing to express our profound sadness at the loss of our friend and colleague in educational psychology, Dr. Mary McEvoy. McEvoy was a brilliant...