THEIR OPINION
THEIR OPINION: Minnesota's 'last in, first out' teacher rules should go 
"Using seniority as one of several factors -- but not the only factor -- in determining layoffs would serve the best interests of students and the teaching profession," the editorial states. "Gov. Mark Dayton should approve this bill when it reaches his desk."
By Star Tribune Editorial Board , February 28, 2012
THEIR OPINION: Partisanship clouds state Senate Republican majority's decision
Cognizance that a troubling precedent was being set should have led to a different result. So should the fact that Ellen Anderson, who was ousted, is a former senator whom colleagues know as a smart, conscientious attorney who is devoted to public service. The fact that none of that mattered in the Senate's party-line vote on Monday reflects poorly on GOP judgment.
By Star Tribune Editorial Board , January 31, 2012
THEIR OPINION: Would waiver from No Child Left Behind law help students in Minnesota?
"No Child Left Behind made it hard for our school systems to hide their failures," the editorial states. "But its one-size-fits-all approach to accountability - in which even some schools perceived as excellent were labeled as failing - merits discussion."
By Pioneer Press Editorial Board , December 15, 2011
THEIR OPINION: A new chapter in war on drugs
Addressing painkiller and heroin addiction will be challenging because it entails the mix of legitimate prescriptions and illegal drug supplies.
By St. Paul Pioneer Press , November 20, 2011
THEIR OPINION: Health care reform clarity already overdue from Supreme Court
"The U.S. Supreme Court could have -- and should have -- acted before now to take up one of the most important legal questions in the nation's history: whether a key provision in the 2010 Affordable Care Act is constitutional," the editorial states.
By Star Tribune Editorial Board , November 17, 2011
THEIR OPINION: GPS case before high court gets down to safeguarding privacy rights
Anyone leery about their privacy rights being violated by misuse of modern technology should pay attention to a case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this week.
By Star Tribune Editorial Board , November 12, 2011
THEIR OPINION: Germans health-care system offers lessons for Minnesota, nation
Evidently Germans more readily accept what U.S. economists contend: When health care costs go up for one, they go up for everyone.
By Star Tribune Editorial Board , November 09, 2011
COMMENTARY: Want a referendum, Minnesota? Have one for state-owned racetrack/casino
"It is a cinch to pass," writes Twin Cities sports columnist-broadcaster Sid Hartman, who submits a racino (a combined race track and casino) would raise money for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium with "money left over to improve funds for schools, roads, etc."
By Sid Hartman , November 04, 2011
THEIR OPINION: Opt for N.D. state health insurance plan, but hold out
In principle, North Dakotans would be better off with the state creating health insurance exchanges than if the federal government does that work.
By Bismarck Tribune , November 02, 2011
THEIR OPINION: U.S. must not let Iran get away with it
For years, Iran has quietly waged war against the United States, allying with and arming this nation’s enemies. Now, that war has come to U.S. soil. Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that federal authorities have foiled a plot by men linked to the Iranian government to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States by exploding a bomb, possibly at a Washington restaurant.
By The Chicago Tribune Editorial Staff , October 14, 2011
THEIR OPINION: Time for viable downtown Minneapolis plan for Vikings stadium
"This page strongly favors a solution that lives up to (Gov. Mark) Dayton's 'people's stadium' label, and that means developing a downtown Minneapolis project that would provide the greatest economic benefit for the region and state -- not bypass Minnesota's largest and most important commercial hub in favor of developing a sprawling suburban entertainment complex.
By Star Tribune Editorial Board , October 13, 2011
THEIR OPINION: Make sure Corps learns the lessons of 2011
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., is right to continue to pressure the Army Corps of Engineers on preparation for a potential 2012 flood. And Bismarck and Burleigh County are wise to now set up a joint task force to develop a flood plan.
By The Bismarck Tribune Editorial Board , October 08, 2011
THEIR OPINION: Let elected officials decide fate of Vikings
The Green Bay Packers had just played in back-to-back Super Bowls. Brett Favre was in his prime, and the franchise’s future looked bright. Except financially.
By Minneapolis Star Tribune Editorial Board , October 02, 2011
THEIR OPINION: Vikings stadium fate should be decide by elected officials, not referendums
"You could make a long list of important civic projects that never would have happened if they had been the subject of a referendum. And public funding for a new Vikings stadium would likely fail a popularity contest even if the moving vans were packed up and ready to roll at Winter Park," the editorial reads. "But that would be a mistake."
By Star Tribune Editorial Board , September 30, 2011
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