| A platform for the partyless On Tuesday, if history is any guide, several tens of thousands of Minnesotans will join others who are more or less like-minded politically for a biennial event known as the precinct caucus.... | |
| Remember when this state had a primary? Last week they finally came -- Rick Santorum to Luverne, Mitt Romney to Eagan, and Ron Paul to Rochester, Chanhassen and Arden Hills. Anybody sighted a Newt? The Republican presidential nomination... |
| Editorial: GOP has a better business tax idea Thorough reform of the way Minnesota taxes businesses is at least a year away at the State Capitol. But for understandable economic and election-year reasons, the political itch is intensifying to... |
| Short Take: Legislators need a sunshine break The Legislature's careful and limited use of private meetings to create safe space and the need for "sunshine" are not irreconcilable. We must have both. Sunshine should be the general... |
| Gov. Dayton: Don't let a bad start stop solutions this session The ugly partisanship displayed by Senate Republicans during the first days of this year's legislative session was extremely disappointing. It belied their professed desire to work cooperatively... |
| A sex crime isn't over if there's a chance the perpetrator will be freed It was in the 1970s, and I was 20 years old. On a cold November night, my friend and I were walking to our car in an adjacent parking lot in our small hometown in Minnesota, when a man jumped us and,... |
| The most important election of a lifetime? So say Gingrich et al. As Gingrich faces Romney in Florida, he calls 2012 the 'most important election of our lifetime.' Sometimes he compares its significance to the pre-Civil War era. GOP rivals like Santorum... |
| Super Bowl advertisers go after “second screens” Provided by the Coca-Cola Co. and Wieden + Kennedy A polar bear tries to catch his bottle of Coca-Cola before it falls to the ground. The "Catch," ad will be aired during Super Bowl... |
| On Valentine’s Day, show your love on a budget Red tipped yellow roses are packaged for shipment to the U.S. for Valentine's Day at the Sagaro Flowers SA facility in Bogota, Colombia, on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Colombia's flower... |
| Pew study: Facebook users get more than they give Facebook's base of daily users shot up 11.6 percent in the last quarter of 2010 -- but that growth rate dropped by nearly half at the end of 2011, to 5.7 percent. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma,... |
| A‘ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia Aloha kakou e na makamaka puni pa'ani popo pekupeku Koa Anuenue, mai ka mokupuni nui o Keawe a i ka moku ka'ili la o lalo e. 'O ka Po'akolu nei ka la mua e hiki ai i na mea... |
| Heihei i ka nu'u a holo wikiwiki paha Aloha mai kakou e na hoa makamaka, ua lohe mua paha 'oukou i ia 'olelo kaulana e kau a'ela i luna? He 'olelo no'eau paha ia mai kahiko mai? A he 'olelo no'eau hou... |
| Standing In Defense Of Diet Coke February 4, 2012 I would like to rise up today in defense of Diet Coke. All diet sodas, in fact. But Diet Coke happens to be my favorite. I like the stuff. Cracking open a can of it, or pouring... |
| Readers' forum: Standing for what's right Roy Police detectives walk in front of Roy High School Jan. 26, 2012, in Roy, Utah. Congratulations to Bailey Gerhardt for her bravery for possibly saving the lives of many of our precious youth at... |
| Readers' forum: America's honor America's honor and majesty lies in its character and principles, not its rifles and bombs. In that sense it is a body inviolate and indomitable. In Rudyard Kipling's great poem... |
| In our opinion: Insider trading The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would prohibit members of Congress, the president and many other public officials from using the inside information they may gain on businesses,... |
| Readers' forum: No rainy-day fund – Jan. 6, 2012 The value of my home is almost half of what it was a few years ago. So why are my taxes more? I guess I need to go to my rainy-day fund. Oh, I forgot, I don't have a... |
| The winners and the losers Loser-Winner: Groundhog Day is a time for silliness in Punxsutawney, Pa., which is pretty much the point of the whole Punxsutawney Phil shtick each year. The losers in this case are the news services... |
| John Florez: Cities need to better involve citizens Do city elections matter? Are the voices of the people really heard? We are about to find out. On Jan. 3, 2012, three council members were sworn in to the Salt Lake City government, two new and one... |
| Editorial: Kudos to city for storm preparation Grayson Jospe, 11 months, is pulled to a Boulder park Friday. IPTC: BOULDER, CO - FEBRUARY 3: Grayson Jospe, 11-months, is pulled to the park by his father Michael Jospe February 3, 2012 in Boulder,... |
| Editorial: Komen retreats in face of outrage Brilliant blue skies and great weather at the 18th annual Susan G. Komen Denver Race for the Cure, Oct. 3, 2010. (Denver Post file photo) At a time when people routinely mistrust institutions, Susan... |
| O'Malley and McDonnell: Battle of the Potomac In his State of the State speech this week, Gov.Martin O'Malleymade a provocative boast: "Because of your wise and balanced decisions about where to cut, and your smart decisions about... |
| Aia paha ka puapua i ka Hawai'i Aloha Kalikimaka e na hoa makamaka e ho'onanea nei me na 'ohana a me na hoa i keia wa kalikimaka nei. A 'oiai, 'o ka wa kalikimaka no keia, ua mana'o ‘ia e pa'i... |
| Roar the right way A few weeks ago we watched the BYU men's basketball team play a very good Baylor Bears team who came into the Marriott Center ranked No. 6. It was a highly contested game and the crowd was ... |
| Readers Write: Homeownership isn't all bad – or good; EU is a model for peace United States , being a renter doesn't equate with being able to "easily move around."Historically, a home does appreciate in value over time, and it also proves useful to those who... |
| Komen reversal a victory for common sense What we said: "The Susan G. Komen foundation has made a highly regrettable - and transparently political - decision to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood. ... Komen should reverse its... |
| S.F. couldn't compete with 49ers' Santa Clara deal 49ers will go forward with their plan for a new stadium in Santa Clara. Barring a major setback - such as construction delays, or a legal ruling against changes from the deal Santa Clara voters... |
| Letters to the editor, Feb. 4 "UCSF scientists take bitter view of sugar in food" (Feb. 2): War on sugar is not a solution to America's health problems. Sugar comes in many different forms (honey, fruit juice,... |
| Rash Report: 'Crackdown' defined year in press freedom The Arab Spring was the biggest story in the Middle East in 2011. Unfortunately, it's still difficult to report on its aftermath in many of the nations most impacted by the pan-Arabic protest... |
| Here's what's really missing in academia Traveling through my beloved former hometown of Minneapolis recently, I was appalled to pick up the Star Tribune and find an Opinion Exchange section cover article about missing conservatives in... |
| We probably ought to care about the poor The problem with Mitt Romney's latest boneheaded statement -- "I'm not concerned about the very poor" -- isn't the ammunition it gives political opponents eager to yank the... |
| Counterpoint: Teach for America can't do it alone I was disappointed in many aspects of Jack Schneider's Feb. 1 commentary ("No magic solution for schools"), which described Teach For America as aspiring to eliminate the achievement... |
| Editorial Quick Hits: Tax vote limit too severe Lawmakers' desire to limit how often a municipality can come at its residents for tax increases is understandable, maybe even commendable, but the latest effort to do that goes a little too far.... |
| Editorial Quick Hits: Other views Right-to-Work battle lingers Indianapolis Star editorial page:Is the fiery debate over "right to work" finally over? Probably not. The discussion now shifts from the Statehouse to... |
| Paul W. Smith: Should Super Bowl game be moved to Saturday? Is there a particular reason the Super Bowl has to be on a Sunday, rather than, say, a Saturday, when you don't have to go to work the next day? It could still be a "Super" Saturday... |
| Kathleen Parker: Firestorm on birth control Two of the top news stories this week have revolved around reproductive rights, though both raise far more troubling issues than a woman's right to contraception or abortion.The more compelling... |
| Susan G. Komen foundation stops funding to Planned Parenthood Aurora Jewell, Mandi Moshay and Kirsten Dees hold up signs following a press conference by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray outside at a Planned Parenthood Clinic on Feb.3 in Seattle,... |
| Are charter schools the best solution? With respect to my UW colleague, Wayne Au misreads the evidence on charter-school research [';The false promise of charter schools,'; Opinion, Jan. 31]. Au is correct that charter-school... |
| Mother protests porn viewing at library Regarding the mother who protested the viewing of pornography on the library computers in the public areas of the library, I support you. [';Mother challenges viewing of Internet porn at... |
| Marriage equality for same-sex couples editorial Washington state is ready to offer marriage equality for LGBT and straight couples — in both name and in practice [';Lawmakers — step up for same-sex marriage,'; Opinion, Jan.... |
| Apple's decision not to build in the U.S. Although I agree with the sentiments expressed in Jon Talton’s piece criticizing Steve Jobs for not building Apple’s iPad in the U.S., the fact is, Jobs would have been fired if he did... |
| The Seattle Times' support for higher education Welcome to The Seattle Times' online letters to the editor, a sampling of readers' opinions. Join the conversation by commenting on these letters or send your own letter of up to 200... |
| Handicapping a Mitt Romney campaign against Barack Obama Republicans are still getting accustomed to Mitt Romney as their nominee, writes Michael Gerson. Now Republicans are left to ponder the Romney-Obama... |
| Education technology: trust, but verify Take the hoopla over iPads in the classroom with a grain of salt, writes David Sirota. There's no guarantee that a hyper-technologized education system is synonymous with genuine... |
| China and the United States: a discussion, not a lecture There are many areas, including human rights, where China and the United States are grappling with common problems, writes Norm Page. In those common areas, we can build a common language that does... |
| The lives of ordinary Americans If you're an American down on your luck, Mitt Romney has a message for you: He doesn't feel your pain. Earlier this week, Romney told a startled CNN interviewer, "I'm not... |
| The intersection of 'Obamacare' and undocumented immigrants The Democrats' Affordable Care Act of 2010 — aka 'Obamacare' — could hasten America's journey toward a more orderly immigration program, writes Froma... |
| Matheson backs energy development in ‘telephone town hall’ (Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo) U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, said the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act served a purpose in removing clear environmental threats, but now are being applied to... |
| Attorney denies Utah man ran scam The lawyer for a Fountain Green man accused of running a huge Ponzi scheme said Friday his client operated a legitimate business that was destroyed by zealous federal... |
| Business Insight: The many sides of turning coins into cash (Al Hartmann | Tribune File Photo) Think of coins as an investment, and hold onto them as your own central bank. However, if you decide to cash them, research is the... |
