The Minnesota Daily

The best thing I read over break

by Ian Byrne
Published March 21, 2011

Ian Byrne here. This is my inaugural Sarah Palin post, and hopefully my last. Aside from watching television and hanging out with Charlie Sheen over break, I read a little news here and there. The best...

Story time

by Ian Byrne
Published March 21, 2011

Encounters with Charlie Sheen, “The Bachelor” and a search for inspiration at the Daily office.

Obligatory Wisconsin Post

by Ian Byrne
Published March 10, 2011

Ian Byrne here. If you haven’t heard, the Wisconsin Senate voted Wednesday evening to strip public workers’ bargaining rights (Star Tribune, NYT, Fox News). Policy stances aside, the way this whole...

At Nobel Peace Prize Forum

by Ian Byrne
Published March 5, 2011

Ian Byrne here again. Before you make fun of me for posting after midnight on a Friday night, do know that I’m writing from a hotel room in Decorah, Iowa. Hold off on our beloved football chant for now...

Unfit for Print lives!

by Ian Byrne
Published March 3, 2011

Hey everybody. Ian Byrne here. We on the Ops/Ed page have recently been given the option of blogging on Unfit for Print at our leisure. I've decided to start blogging to dethrone "Twin Cities lag on transit...

Dear Mr. Claus

by Ian Byrne
Published December 13, 2010

Here’s a Christmas list wishing the University of Minnesota out of the red — oh, and a Sweet 16.

North Korea’s provocations

by Ian Byrne
Published November 29, 2010

Diplomatic engagement of North Korea is unappealing but necessary to avoid cataclysmic military confrontations.

Pakistan deserves mention

by Ian Byrne
Published November 22, 2010

In talking about the war in Afghanistan, we cannot forget about Pakistan.