OPINION
Pioneer Editorial: Where’s the Minnesota jobs bill?
A small step but an important step on the road to economic recovery took place Thursday as President Barack Obama signed into law Congress’ first jobs bill, one geared to help small businesses hire workers rather than providing subsidies to individuals.March 19, 2010
Did America’s founders want government small?
The pillars of American conservative thought and action — top officials from over a dozen national groups — assembled along the Potomac last month. At Northern Virginia’s historic Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, these luminaries met to “recommit” themselves to the one ideal they believe all conservatives can share. That ideal: small government.By Sam Pizzagati , March 19, 2010
Third option to health care cuts: Reform
Not long ago, five of Minnesota’s largest foundations partnered with Public Strategies Group, a Minnesota company nationally recognized for developing creative solu-tions to public problems, to compile a collection of ideas that offer promise for Minnesota’s future.By Laura Brod , March 19, 2010
A Republican leader’s plan for economy
Those who say that Republican Congress critters are just a gaggle of naysaying boneheads with no economic plan of their own haven’t been listening to Rep. John Linder, R-Ga.By Jim Hightower , March 19, 2010
Pioneer Editorial: National Broadband Plan a plus
It is becoming increasingly apparent that access to affordable Internet broadband is becoming the issue of the 21st century just as bringing electricity to all American homes was the issue of the early 20th century.March 18, 2010
Pioneer Editorial: Bomb hits Bemidji on bonding list
Gov. Tim Pawlenty, in his veto message on the capital investment bonding bill, called the Legislature’s nearly $1 billion bill “highly partisan” and accused Democrats of failing to work with Republicans to gain their support. The bill, however, passed with Republican help, 89-44 in the House and 49-17 in the Senate.March 17, 2010
Agriculture frames large part of state economy
Too often, the only times our non-farm neighbors hear about agriculture is when there is economic crisis on the farm, or when some interest group objects to some agricultural practice. The end result, I fear, is that too many people develop the idea that 21st century farmers are helpless victims and/or heartless villains.By Gene Hugoson , March 17, 2010
Pawlenty would use fund dedicated for outdoors
Hunting and fishing license fees are paid by those who use the outdoors and are set aside for specific conservation purposes.March 17, 2010
Public servants must know their place
“Government is the servant of the people, and not the master of them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know.”By Dan Radmacher , March 17, 2010
Don’t repeat baseless attacks on climate scientists
It’s vital for newspapers to do more than just repeat what’s being said, but to show real news judgment. There’s an old joke that if one group tries to claim that the Earth is flat, a newspaper would report, “Earth’s Shape: Views Differ.”March 16, 2010
Pioneer Editorial: Cheers and Jeers
March 16, 2010
Girl Scout politics less than sweet
I’ve seen more than a few boxes of Do-Si-Dos and Samoas around lately. It’s hard to look askance at the Girl Scouts when there’s so much sweetness in the air. But there is reason for keeping the Girl Scouts out of the “mom and apple pie” category. For one thing, the organization has a think tank, a nongovernmental organization and a welcome mat out to Planned Parenthood.By Katherine Lopez , March 16, 2010
Prevailing wage survey skewed to favor union rates
Jon Hall is incorrect about prevailing wages not being a union issue. It is true that a survey is done, but the methodology of the survey is skewed to favor union wage rates. It is a voluntary survey. Union contractors have a very high level of motivation to respond.March 16, 2010
The last thing we need
An executive for the Sierra Nevada Corp., a defense contractor based in Nevada, wanted to know why he should contribute $20,000 to Rep. Peter Visclosky, an Indiana Democrat. A colleague replied that Sierra Nevada was working with PMA, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm, to curry favor with Visclosky, a key member of the subcommittee that funded defense projects.By Cokie & Steven V. Roberts , March 16, 2010
Pioneer Guest Editorial: Open government records to Internet
Every day, the federal government releases vast amounts of useful information about every aspect of our nation and how government works. This public information has a deep impact on almost every aspect of American life. Some of it can be used to hold our elected officials accountable for their actions, or have a profound effect on health, economic development and commerce. The problem is, much of this government information is too often hard to find, difficult to understand, expensive to obtain in useful formats, and available in only a few locations.March 14, 2010
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