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Inconvenient, but worth it
The city of Austin appears to have set a positive statewide trend by passing an ordinance that puts over-the-counter cold medicine behind the counter.
The Austin City Council passed the measure in September in an effort to quell the growing methamphetamine epidemic in and around the city. (Cold... ()
David Broder -- Klobuchar explains why she supported Sotomayor
WASHINGTON -- When Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina was explaining his decision to become one of the nine Republicans to support the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, he said it was made easier because she would not alter the ideological balance on the Supreme Court. Having her replace... (Thursday, August 13, 2009)
Editorial -- Airline needed someone to take charge
(Thursday, August 13, 2009)
Pitts--40 years after Woodstock-- At least we gave peace a chance
(Friday, August 14, 2009)
Electronic books lack the feel, feelings of paper
(Friday, August 14, 2009)
Can Walz find answers in town hall meeting?
(Saturday, August 15, 2009)
Ellen Goodman -- Grandchildren turn you into a traditionalist
(Saturday, August 15, 2009)
Eugene Robinson -- Cloak-and-dagger book won't be fiction
(Saturday, August 15, 2009)
Editorial -- Bring health care debate to Rochester
(Monday, August 17, 2009)
A president who overplays his hand
(Monday, August 17, 2009)
Editorial -- ARTigras displays vitality of the arts
(Tuesday, August 18, 2009)
GOP rabble-rousers are the new hippies
(Tuesday, August 18, 2009)
David Broder -- Economic stimulus looks to be working
(Tuesday, August 18, 2009)
League of Women Voters celebrates legacy of activism
(Wednesday, August 19, 2009)
Thomas Friedman -- The disparity of 'No Service'
(Wednesday, August 19, 2009)
Editorial -- Pawlenty auditions for bigger stage
(Wednesday, August 19, 2009)
Eugene Robinson --Government option fuels health reform
(Wednesday, August 19, 2009)
David Br'Prince of Darkness' shed light on intrigue of politics
(Thursday, August 20, 2009)
George WillCases show First Amendment rights are being eroded
(Thursday, August 20, 2009)
LeoNazi parallels to health care an insult to Holocaust victims
(Friday, August 21, 2009)
Michael Smerconish --Read up on health care debate, or maybe not
(Friday, August 21, 2009)
Trudy Rubin -- Slow gains for Afghan women
(Saturday, August 22, 2009)
U.S. should set tone for nuclear disarmament
(Saturday, August 22, 2009)
Editorial -One family's struggle says more than 1,000-page bill
(Monday, August 24, 2009)
Gail CollinAt least DeLay is experienced with dancing on issues
(Monday, August 24, 2009)
Kathleen Parker -- If Hitler's mentioned, turn cameras away
(Tuesday, August 25, 2009)
Gail Collins -- Obama's vacation in name only
(Tuesday, August 25, 2009)
Phil Araoz --Some would be left out in the cold without a change
(Tuesday, August 25, 2009)
Torture allegations are history that Obama can't ignore
(Wednesday, August 26, 2009)
Preparation is best way to prevent flu
(Wednesday, August 26, 2009)
So, Mr. President, seen any good movies?
(Thursday, August 27, 2009)
Editorial --- Advanced Placement figures are promising
(Thursday, August 27, 2009)
Fran BradleDetails in health reform legislation are disturbing
(Thursday, August 27, 2009)
Friedman -- Nature writes its own news
(Friday, August 28, 2009)
Delay decision on Dallemand until all data has been studied
(Friday, August 28, 2009)
Bill O'Reilly -- Have a nice vacation, Mr. President
(Tuesday, August 25, 2009)
Editorial -- Begging the question -- Is ordinance needed?
(Saturday, August 29, 2009)
Leonard Pitts Jr. -- Obama loses sight of high moral ground
(Saturday, August 29, 2009)
Linda P. Campbell -- Teens benefit from 'Teaching Hope' essays
(Saturday, August 29, 2009)
George Will -Kennedy was more than a fragment of a great family
(Monday, August 31, 2009)
Leaning far to the right
The Post Bulletin is so far to the Christian right that it should change its name to the Christian Bulletin. A substantial amount of your paper is devoted to religious propaganda.
Anything relating to reason and critical thinking is held to a minimum, if mentioned at all. If this is your purpose,... ()
Plane delay must be addressed
I am shocked and appalled at the recent treatment of passengers stranded at our airport for nine hours with only a bag of pretzels and with overtaxed lavatories.
One reads of these experiences fairly often, but it never entered my mind that staff would respond in such an inhumane manner. With all... (Thursday, August 13, 2009)
We can't afford health care to be a right
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 states that health care is a right.
Each citizen's exercise of such a right would cost the government an undetermined cost and that cost could be very large. By comparison, the costs to the government of our constitutional individual rights... (Friday, August 14, 2009)
Hormel Institute thankful for cancer research donation
On behalf of the faculty and staff of The Hormel Institute, I would like to thank Mr. John J. Gray, Jr. and the Mower County USBC Association for their recent generous check given to support our breast cancer research. (Friday, August 14, 2009)
Teens show their compassion
At the end of July, 37,000 high school youth from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and their chaperones loaded buses, trains and planes from 48 states and headed to New Orleans for the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering which was called "Jesus, Justice and Jazz." (Saturday, August 15, 2009)
We have a right to be outraged, and Walz isn't listening
The White House and Democratic legislators want Americans to believe that it is impossible for anyone to find a problem with 1,000 pages of legislation that drastically changes the medical care landscape; that people showing up angry at their legislators' meetings are coordinated robots of the right... (Monday, August 17, 2009)
Shriners bring back memories
I had just finished reading Harley Flathers' Aug. 13 column regarding the upcoming Midwest Shrine convention being held here in Rochester this week when I was flooded with memories from my childhood.
My father sitting at our dining room table many a Saturday morning applying his face paint in... (Tuesday, August 18, 2009)
Did Walz vote for luxury jets?
I would like U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, to tell us if he voted for the purchase of three Gulfstream jets, at a cost of $197 million to fly around members of Congress and administration officials.
Not long ago Walz criticized auto executives for flying their Gulfstream jets to Washington, D.C., to appear... (Tuesday, August 18, 2009)
Include children in health bill
It has been said that the mark of a great society is how it treats its elderly and its young. I am among the elderly, but my concern is for the young.
Nine million children in America do not have health care and many are getting sick; worried parents watching helplessly. (Tuesday, August 18, 2009)
Consider an advance directive
I have been a health care provider in Rochester for 13 years. Most of my patients are older than 75. Many of them do not have an advance directive.
I am 37 years old and recently completed an advance directive. It names my wife as my health care power of attorney. She knows that if I am... (Wednesday, August 19, 2009)
Skate park is here for your kids
Southeast Minnesota's only indoor skatepark is still open!
Midwest Indoor Skatepark is a safe indoor skateboard, rollerblade and BMX park.
A few months ago the Post-Bulletin ran a front-page story about the hard times we are all facing, but I believe most readers misread the story. They assumed that... (Thursday, August 20, 2009)
Mob mentality deters debate
In reference to current proposals to reform America's health system, it appears that the party out of power has taken to heart some words of President Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel: "Never allow a crisis to go to waste." (Thursday, August 20, 2009)
Ranting hinders democracy
The media loves it, people screaming at our elected officials that they do not trust the government and elected officials spouting the same message.
It makes money for the media, but does it make sense? (Friday, August 21, 2009)
Taxes grow because of demand
Bashing government programs is a popular sport right now. Last week Don Flassing, in critiquing the Cash for Clunkers program, said, "Somehow the program has all the earmarks of Social Security, AMTRAK, Fannie, Freddie, Medicare, the Post Office É Always broke and needing taxpayer money ad... (Friday, August 21, 2009)
Many volunteers helped with Karl Tourney benefit
Once again, The Hormel Institute is humbled and honored by our community's great show of support and faith in our cancer research.
The 12th annual Karl Tourney provided $40,000 in research funding for The Hormel Institute, all dedicated to Wilms Tumor research, the cancer that took the young life of... (Saturday, August 22, 2009)
As hippies frolicked, soldiers were dying
I noticed lately that the media has been showing endless pictures of the doings at Woodstock.
Why they called it Woodstock I'll never know, since the affair was held on a farm in Bethel, N.Y.
The crowd of "hippies," as they are called, sang, danced, did drugs and cavorted (many naked, I might add)... (Monday, August 24, 2009)
Stop spreading myths about reform plan
I am writing in response to Aug. 18th letter regarding Karen Graves' points that the health bill will restrict choices. I believe the points are flawed and only spread FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt). (Monday, August 24, 2009)
Stop skepticism about Favre
First of all I am a lifelong Packer fan. Yeah, yeah. Boo, hiss, boo, hiss. Most importantly, I am a huge football fan. I love to watch talented players, especially those that also love the game. Brett Favre is one of those players. (Tuesday, August 25, 2009)
Other causes merit consideration
I recently attended a meeting at Shorewood Senior Living Center for those interested in an Honor Flight for veterans. This flight is scheduled to leave Rochester on Oct. 10, taking 80 veterans and their chaperones to Washington, D.C., to view memorials established in their honor. This flight is free... (Thursday, August 27, 2009)
Take pay cuts until loan repaid
I don't know enough about economics to know if we, the taxpayers, should have handed the auto companies a fistful of money or not. But when they are up and running on taxpayer money, I know what we should do. (Friday, August 28, 2009)
What does commitment mean?
On Aug. 21, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) passed a resolution easing limits on gay clergy -- allowing ordination of gay men and lesbians in committed relationships. Why should this matter to your readers? (Friday, August 28, 2009)
From 'city' to 'medical community'
I just have to ask. Not only who are they, but who do they think they are? Mayo used its money to plan a railroad for Dodge and Olmsted County. Mayo told us it was for our own good and we should pay for it. (Tuesday, August 25, 2009)
Insurance should be about patients, not profits
Why do people have health insurance? People get health insurance so when they get sick they will be able to receive health care and get well. When ill, people should be able to concentrate on getting well, not have to have a fundraiser to pay for their hospital bill. (Wednesday, August 26, 2009)
Health care that's 'free' probably wouldn't be worth having
The wise parent says to the child: "Careful for what you wish, lest you receive it!"
Today's outcry by the masses for health care reform is an example. A similar outcry a century earlier demanded that the rich oil barons be taxed. The result was our present tax system where the middle class have... (Tuesday, September 1, 2009)
Nuclear arms keep us safer
This letter is in response to the Opinion Page column by Richard Van Dellen entitled "U.S. should set tone for nuclear disarmament."
My major concern is as follows: Do we dare to do so in today's turbulent world? I'm a World War II veteran, 1938 to 1945. During that time period the only reason I... (Thursday, September 3, 2009)
Bipartisan role model? That's a stretch
Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy was a conscientious, hard-working solon for his constituents, and survived scandals from his college days to more recent times that would have destroyed most politicians. Liberal special interest groups and sympathetic media shielded him. (Friday, September 4, 2009)
Trillion-dollar deficits are road to ruin
National economic news often refers to trillions of dollars. Such enormous sums are hard to comprehend. The following may help:
A trillion dollars is a thousand billion dollars -- 1,000,000,000,000. The 2009 U.S. population is about 307 million people. One billion dollars divided among 307 million... (Monday, September 7, 2009)
Panhandler response is revealing
I would like to thank the Post-Bulletin for the interesting stories about panhandlers in Rochester. More interesting in my opinion were the follow-up responses from some of our civic leaders and ordinary citizens. The consensus seemed to be that we need to pass some sort of judgment on the... (Tuesday, September 8, 2009)
Mayo's presence benefits all of us
I was appalled by the recent letter to the editor from Kathy King regarding Mayo Clinic.
We all have our opinions, but she is way off on her statements concerning plans for improvements at Rochester International Airport. (Those plans, which might never happen, involve the city of Rochester and... (Tuesday, September 8, 2009)
Give free market a chance to reform health care
In a previous letter on the issue of health care a writer stated that "the free market is not the solution to the health care crisis: the free market is the crisis," blaming the free market for much of what's been wrong with the health care system for the last 60 years. (Wednesday, September 9, 2009)
Media indifference is appalling
This community needs to be aware of a very special occasion that occurred Labor Day weekend at McQuillan Field in Rochester. The largest national championship tournament in the country for the Amateur Softball Association was held right here in Rochester. (Thursday, September 10, 2009)
Canned responses inadequate
I do not know David K. McDonald, but I had the exact same question he posed in his recent letter to the editor.
I too, wrote twice to Amy Klobuchar to ask it, only to receive a canned response both times. I also wrote to Tim Walz and received his form letter. None of these letters remotely answered... (Friday, September 11, 2009)
How about a pilot program for health care reform?
The president as usual was mesmerizing Wednesday night. But doubts about financing, the public option, end-of-life issues, immigrant eligibility under "exchanges" and more persist.
The president has suggested a demonstration project for Tort Reform. How about a demonstration project for Health Care... (Monday, September 14, 2009)
Honor Flights are a fitting tribute
I am writing in response to the recent letter to the editor by Howard Winholtz about the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10. My husband, who is going on that trip, is so thrilled to be able to see the World War II memorial, since it took so long for it to be built. (Tuesday, September 15, 2009)
President gave good message
To all the people who refused to let their children listen to the president's speech on the first day of school:
The president does not want to hurt our children. He wants them to study hard, stay in school, respect their teachers, and become good citizens of the United States. (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)
Can't we disagree civilly?
I find it hypocritical that conservatives during the Bush era accused liberals opposed to the war in Iraq of being unpatriotic. I can't think of anything less patriotic or more narrow-minded than rooting for the president to fail, using ridiculous and counterproductive fear-mongering tactics to try... (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)
No excuses for hazing
It is the beginning of a new school year and the freshmen (the new students at school) are welcomed to school with hazing. Freshmen have a hard enough time adjusting to a new environment without having to worry about being treated badly by the upperclassmen. (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)
Make school leadership survey public
I'm a concerned taxpayer in Independent School District 535. I have serious concerns about our school system.
A leadership survey was done by school personnel in 2009. I feel the taxpayers should be informed of the results of this survey. (Thursday, September 17, 2009)
Littering smokers lack respect
Mr. Sellnow's column of Sept. 12, prompts me to write only the third letter to the editor I have ever done. After over 40 years of medical practice (retired Mayo), I am convinced that the littering of streets, sidewalks, yards, etc., with cigarette butts is due to a lack of self-respect for the... (Friday, September 18, 2009)
Health reform must be passed
Health care in the United States is in need of reform. Compared to other industrialized countries, we spend more money and have worse outcomes.
Forty-six million Americans cannot afford health insurance. They have to use emergency rooms when ill. (Monday, September 21, 2009)
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