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Cash for Clunkers: wild success or miserable failure?
Cash for Clunkers has been the most successful program in the history of civilization. Cash for Clunkers has been a boondoggle — a prime example of government run amok. It all depends who you ask. It’s amazing that we hear those two statements constantly, presented all the time, with no one trying to reconcile them.August 26, 2009
Good health care reform badly needed
There’s a lot of talk in Washington and around the country about the latest health care reform plan. No matter what happens, we need some sort of positive reform of our system.July 29, 2009
Big change for PJ, Intercom in September
The last year or so has been a challenging one at the Pioneer Journal.July 22, 2009
Why have hearings at all?
This week, Judge Sonia Sotomayor is going through her confirmation hearings on Captiol Hill. Why? Why have hearings when all sides agree that she will, in the end, be confirmed?July 15, 2009
Dahlstrom: a steady hand at the helm
Wadena-Deer Creek Superintendent Dr. Virginia Dahlstrom has done everything we could expect of her and more in her first year in the top spot at WDC schools.July 08, 2009
Three great ones pass on
It’s said the great celebrities die in threes: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison; or Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. Recently we saw the passing of Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.June 30, 2009
The Tweets that shook the world
The disputed election in Iran and resulting protests have illustrated the problem repressive regimes have in the 21st century: their grip on the flow of information is loosening, and there’s nothing they can do about it.June 24, 2009
Murals project inspires awe
It was five years in the making — or 1,000 years, depending on your perspective — and the Murals of Minnesota History project is about to celebrate its completion.June 17, 2009
Gibson: Showing him respect doesn’t cost anything
Public officials generally don’t crave the spotlight, but it shines on them anyway because of the high-profile nature of their jobs.June 10, 2009
Pawlenty: Served us well
Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Tuesday afternoon he doesn’t plan to run again in 2010 for another term as Minnesota’s chief executive. While he could be inflexible at times, his tenure has been good for Minnesota.June 03, 2009
Split votes, sound governance
It has been interesting watching the Wadena City Council over the past few years cast so many split votes when such non-unanimous tallies are a rare occurrence at other election official meetings.May 27, 2009
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