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The Minnesota Daily

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The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

Wellstone was selfless in many ways

by Chris Schafer
Published October 26, 2002

Today the underdogs in Minnesota lost their champion. Today underdogs across the nation lost their hero. No matter what your political feelings are or what party you claim allegiance to, one thing cannot...

A well-respected opponent

Published October 26, 2002

I feel a great loss over the tragic death of Sen. Paul Wellstone, his wife, daughter and the others in the plane. As a long-time Republican supporter and activist, I have worked against him. I worked in...

With a heavy heart, the democratic process moves on

by Matt Moore
Published October 26, 2002

As Minnesotans wonder "Why," the Minnesota Democratic Party has to wonder, "What next." Although the man Paul David Wellstone can never be replaced, the Sen. Paul Wellstone must be replaced in the U.S....

A man of compassion

Published October 26, 2002

The death of Sen. Paul Wellstone has caused this state, nation and world an incalculable amount of pain and sorrow. While it is perfectly healthy to feel these emotions following a death in our society,...

A fighter

Published October 26, 2002

I am writing this letter not as a resident of Minnesota, but as a resident of this nation. Just minutes ago, I learned that Sen. Paul Wellstone and two members of his family were killed in a plane crash. I...

Wellstone’s passion, fire inspired many

by Anthony Sanders
Published October 26, 2002

I'm not going to pretend to know much about loss or tragedy or remembering great men. Nothing like what has just happened to the Wellstone family has happened to me in my young, naive life. I do know about...

A unique political talent

by Dan Maruska
Published October 26, 2002

The death of Sen. Paul Wellstone is a historic, traumatic loss for the state of Minnesota as well as for the nation. Wellstone was truly one of his generation's most respectable political leaders, one...

An inspiration

Published October 26, 2002

Sen. Paul Wellstone lived so courageously and with such purpose and vigor. I was blessed with an opportunity to meet him while interning in Washington, D.C., last fall and was struck by his disarming demeanor...

An irksome date change

Published October 25, 2002

Well, along with many fellow students, I have been screwed once again by the University. Recently, students who are majoring in the College of Liberal Arts and are planning to graduate this December have...

Mascot should find new ways to reinvent itself

by John Troyer
Published October 25, 2002

In recent days, an important and vital debate has taken shape in the hallowed pages of The Minnesota Daily. Many readers of the popular press might think I am alluding to the question of gun control laws...

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