OP-ED COLUMNS
Tom Friedman: Welcome to the Brave New 401(k) world 
It’s hard to have a conversation today with any worker, teacher, student or boss who doesn’t tell you some version of this: More things seem to be changing in my world than ever before, but I can’t quite put my finger on it, let alone know how to adapt.
By Tom Friedman , May 02, 2013
LLOYD OMDAHL: What to do about leftovers, obesity: ‘Pig’ out
Dr. Oz, the television guru on diets, has been touting all sorts of meals and concoctions to curb the obesity epidemic. In spite of his exhortations, Americans are continuing to balloon in their britches, raising the cost of health care for all of us.
By Lloyd Omdahl , April 29, 2013
LLOYD OMDAHL: Homeland Committee protests new census
“The federal Census people are coming back,” Chief Security Officer Garvey Erfald half shouted as he entered the community hall where the members of the Homeland Security Committee were choosing chairs for the regular spring meeting.
By Lloyd Omdahl , April 15, 2013
GEORGE WILL: The story of the ‘Central Park Five,’ graphically told
From Tom Paine’s “Common Sense” to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” to Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” American history is replete with examples of printed words accelerating social justice.
By George Will , April 14, 2013
DAN SVEDARSKY: On creativity, raising children and NPR
Some years back, I heard Richard Florida, author of “The Rise of the Creative Class,” interviewed on NPR. He spoke of the fundamental importance of creativity in entrepreneurship and problem solving.
By Dan Svedarsky , April 14, 2013
PAUL KRUGMAN: Buy gold! Buy gold! Buy … Never mind.
News flash: Recent declines in the price of gold, which is off about 17 percent from its peak, show that this price can go down as well as up.
By Paul Krugman , April 14, 2013
GEORGE WILL: Does ‘choice’ include infanticide? Yes, some say
We know Johns Hopkins University is devoted to diversity, because it says so. Unless you are a member of Voice for Life, an anti-abortion group.
By George Will , April 07, 2013
JOHN JOHNSON: Strengthen Minnesota’s anti-bullying law
The time has come for the Minnesota Legislature to address the issue of school bullying. For far too long, Minnesota’s anti-bulling law has been just a piece of “feel good” legislation.
By John Johnson , March 21, 2013
LLOYD OMDAHL: Higher stakes raise risk of corruption in N.D.
State policymakers across the country always have been plagued by undue political influence whenever an economic interest develops a huge stake in state policies.
By Lloyd Omdahl , March 18, 2013
BRUCE GJOVIG: GF, EGF need ‘arts and entertainment zones’
Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are strong family- and youth-friendly communities. We take pride in our schools, parks, programs and activities for family and youth. We has been recognized six times for being a Best Communities for Young People for youth education, safe places, reducing dropout rates and so on.
March 17, 2013
ROB PORT: Tribal courts’ track records don’t inspire confidence
The Violence Against Women Act was a hot-button issue last year in the U.S. Senate campaign between Democrat Heidi Heitkamp and Republican Rick Berg.
By Rob port , March 17, 2013
GEORGE WILL: Social science on gay marriage: Inconclusive
When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on March 26 about whether California’s ban on same-sex marriages violates the constitutional right to “equal protection of the laws,” these arguments will invoke the intersection of law and social science.
By George Will , March 17, 2013
PAUL KRUGMAN: A tale of three budgets — two serious, one comical
It has been a big week for budget documents. In fact, members of Congress have presented not one but two full-fledged, serious proposals for spending and taxes over the next decade. Before I get to that, however, let me talk briefly about the third proposal presented this week — the one that isn’t serious, that’s essentially a cruel joke.
By Paul Krugman , March 17, 2013
DAVID BROOKS: Retreat to orthodoxy or advance to discovery?
The Catholic Church in North Africa was in crisis at the beginning of the fourth century. The Roman emperor Diocletian had persecuted the Christians, and many bishops and priests had collaborated with the regime. Priests had turned over Christian believers to the pagan magistrates.
By David Brooks , March 17, 2013
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