http://www.montenews.com/section/OPINION montenews.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Sat, 25 May 2013 2:32:24 +0000 http://www.montenews.com/article/20130411/OPINION/130419947/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 11 Apr 2013 8:00:00 +0000 Amy Klobuchar, united states senator from minnesota http://www.montenews.com/article/20130411/OPINION/130419947/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130404/OPINION/130409844/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:44:53 http://www.montenews.com/article/20130404/OPINION/130409844/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130404/OPINION/130409843/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 4 Apr 2013 8:00:00 +0000 Brenda Cassellius, Minnesota Commissioner of Education http://www.montenews.com/article/20130404/OPINION/130409843/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130328/OPINION/130329551/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 28 Mar 2013 8:00:00 +0000 Randy Maluchnik, Carver County Commissioner http://www.montenews.com/article/20130328/OPINION/130329551/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329662/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:39:11 http://www.montenews.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329662/1007/OPINION Indeed, it’s darn hard to champion states’ rights as defined by the 10th Amendment, a favorite of many conservatives, while simultaneously defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law passed in 1996 — also [...]]]> http://www.montenews.com/article/20130321/OPINION/130329924/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 21 Mar 2013 8:00:00 +0000 http://www.montenews.com/article/20130321/OPINION/130329924/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130314/OPINION/130319835/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 14 Mar 2013 8:00:00 +0000 Lyle Koenen, Senator http://www.montenews.com/article/20130314/OPINION/130319835/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130307/OPINION/130309775/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 7 Mar 2013 8:00:00 +0000 Stephen J. Rucker, Major, u.S. Air Force, retired http://www.montenews.com/article/20130307/OPINION/130309775/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130228/OPINION/130229593/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 6 Mar 2013 13:34:04 Kathleen Annette, M.D. and Michael Johnson, Ed.D. President and ceo, trustee and chairman of blandin foundation http://www.montenews.com/article/20130228/OPINION/130229593/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130221/OPINION/130229934/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 21 Feb 2013 8:00:00 +0000 John Crabtree, Center for rural affairs http://www.montenews.com/article/20130221/OPINION/130229934/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219653/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:41:52 +0000 By Jeff Vrabel, GHNS http://www.montenews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219653/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219654/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:40:08 By Saelen Ghose, GHNS http://www.montenews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219654/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130214/OPINION/130219853/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 14 Feb 2013 8:00:00 +0000 Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator http://www.montenews.com/article/20130214/OPINION/130219853/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130207/OPINION/130209767/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:57:46 Jeff Van Wychen, fellow and director of tax policy and analysis for minnesota 2020 http://www.montenews.com/article/20130207/OPINION/130209767/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209880/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 4 Feb 2013 16:25:36 +0000 http://www.montenews.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209880/1007/OPINION A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Republicans John McCain of Arizona and tea party favorite Marco Rubio of Florida, beat President Obama to the punch last week in introducing a legislative package that would grant effective amnesty to the 11 million or so undocumented immigrants in this country, so long as they register with Uncle Sam, clear [...]]]> http://www.montenews.com/article/20130201/NEWS/130209948/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 1 Feb 2013 14:36:49 +0000 By Diana Boggia, GHNS http://www.montenews.com/article/20130201/NEWS/130209948/1007/OPINION I just received a phone call that my ex-husband’s mother died. My two daughters loved her and I know they will be upset, so I want to find the right words to help them through this. I also need to prepare them for their first funeral with someone they loved, and prepare them for the process of it all. They were traumatized at a previous funeral of a family member they didn’t even know, so I hate to think of what this might do to them.
The school counselor and I told the girls [...]]]> http://www.montenews.com/article/20130131/OPINION/130139961/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 31 Jan 2013 8:00:00 +0000 http://www.montenews.com/article/20130131/OPINION/130139961/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130131/OPINION/130139963/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 31 Jan 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Bruce Ahlgren and Suzanne Hilgert, mayors of Cloquet and Olivia http://www.montenews.com/article/20130131/OPINION/130139963/1007/OPINION http://www.montenews.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130129589/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:55:53 http://www.montenews.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130129589/1007/OPINION Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial was put to rest last weekend, gone at age 92. Though many may have forgotten him, the greatest St. Louis Cardinal ever remains among the first few names in many a statistical category. It wasn’t just the [...]]]>