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RURAL REFLECTIONS Fit to Fight
I just got done watching an installment on a television morning show. The title of the piece was Unfit to Fight. It told how a high percentage of America's population does not fit into the mil...
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OUR OPINION: Learn from other countries and services 
Our view: Armed Forces leaders should set parochialism aside when they search for solutions to challenging problems.
By Tom Dennis , June 06, 2013
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OUR OPINION: A country worth fighting for
Scandals plague Washington. Critics attack the president from all sides. Partisans go at each other tooth and nail, and not just on talk radio but in Congress itself. To put it another way: Ain’t America grand? Because it’s obvious on this Memorial Day that there’s no finer country on Earth.
By Tom Dennis , May 26, 2013
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OUR OPINION: On a tanker mission for GFAFB: Try, try again
When Grand Forks Air Force Base won a new “unmanned aerial vehicles” mission in 2005, local officials got to work.
By Tom Dennis , May 25, 2013
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OUR OPINION: DFL erred by pursuing party-line approach
Minnesota and the party alike would be better off if DFLers had invited Republicans to the table.
By Tom Dennis , May 19, 2013
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OUR OPINION: GF, UND make complicated events look easy
Grand Forks is a college town, and recent events here show an enlightened attitude toward higher ed and its many different roles. Those roles have pop-culture as well as high-culture elements — and successful college communities such as Grand Forks do a good job of handling both.
By Tom Dennis , May 06, 2013
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OUR OPINION: Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Great Race
How do we build a good and prosperous society? That’s a question for the ages. But a fascinating, large-scale experiment now underway should provide a few answers. Best of all, the experiment is happening in real time — and right down the street.
By Tom Dennis , May 02, 2013
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OUR OPINION: Grand Forks offers reasonable road memorial plan
In light of competing concerns, Grand Forks’ new proposal to let families buy a standardized memorial seems reasonable.
By Tom Dennis , April 30, 2013
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OUR OPINION: UND Law School’s renovation needs approval
The North Dakota House’s higher-education funding bill both authorizes too little money for infrastructure projects and mandates too many delays in spending it. Those are two good reasons why a conference committee should lean toward the Senate’s much stronger bill.
By Tom Dennis , April 23, 2013
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OUR OPINION: Reject amendments that would hammer higher-ed funding
N.D. House members should turn back a subcommittee’s recommendations.
When it comes to voting wisely on major construction projects or dramatic reforms, two years of study and preparation for lawmakers is a lot better than two weeks. Let alone two days.
By Tom Dennis , April 13, 2013
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OUR OPINION: Don’t let lawmakers usurp Minnesota’s Legacy fund
If hunters, anglers and conservationists in Minnesota thought the Outdoor Heritage Fund was safe under a DFL –controlled state government, they should think again.
By Tom Dennis , April 09, 2013
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OUR OPINION: In N.D. as elsewhere, zealotry makes bad law
In recent weeks, the North Dakota Legislature has seen too much lawmaking for a cause and not enough lawmaking for the state. Case in point: The so-called “Grande amendment” to Senate Bill 2368, mercifully stripped out of the bill Tuesday by a conference committee.
By Tom Dennis , April 02, 2013
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OUR OPINION: Amend but don’t repeal skills test for teachers
Last year, the pendulum in Minnesota swung on teacher licensure. This year, it’s swinging back. Just once, let’s slow and stop the swing of the thing so that it rests at equilibrium, rather than correcting for overswings for many more years to come.
By Tom Dennis , February 19, 2013
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OUR OPINION: Do as I do, not as I did
Someday, Austin Krause might be a parent. Someday, Austin Krause might have a high-school-age youngster who’s a varsity athlete. And someday, that son or daughter might complain to Austin Krause about not getting enough playing time. Now, that’s a conversation we’d like to hear.
By Tom Dennis , February 14, 2013
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OUR OPINION: Drone strikes need more oversight
What’s needed in the debate over the killing of American leaders of al-Qaida is a middle ground. Luckily, a middle ground is emerging, and former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is its most respected champion. Congress should adopt policies that broadly reflect Gates’ views.
By Tom Dennis , February 12, 2013
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OUR OPINION: Got milk? Not yet, and for good reason
There’s more to the “Milk Bill” controversy than meets the eye, as the column on this page by state Rep Patrick Hatlestad, R-Williston, N.D., makes clear.
There’s even more to it than Hatlestad’s column suggests.
By Tom Dennis , February 11, 2013
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