Mille Lacs: A risky move for a major lake
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.Politics and wildlife management frequently conflict, and we suspect [the Aug. 9] decision by Gov. Mark Dayton to keep the Lake Mille Lacs...
View ArticleSpecial session: Provide relief to insurance premium increases
Mankato Free PressThe following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.A Senate DFL plan to ask Gov. Mark Dayton to call a special session of the Legislature to mitigate huge health insurance...
View ArticlePolitical shenanigans: Don’t waste taxpayer money on theatrics
Mankato Free PressThe following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.Just when Minnesotans thought the DFL and GOP would finally get along and pass a compromise budget with something for...
View ArticleBroadband: Minnesota is still lagging
Mankato Free PressThe following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.If broadband access is the fuel that can power rural and outstate economic development, Minnesota is in need of a fill up.For...
View ArticleCharlottesville: Trump ignores most hateful facts
Mankato Free PressThe following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.President Donald Trump said he wanted facts before making a statement about the white supremacist Charlottesville riot that...
View ArticleElder abuse: State, Legislature must act quickly for safety
Mankato Free PressThe following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.With only 3 percent of 25,000 elder abuse allegations investigated on sight by the Minnesota Department of Health in 2016, we...
View ArticleDistracted driving: Ban the use of hand-held cellphones while driving
Mankato Free PressThe following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.With trucking associations and insurance companies describing distracted driving and cellphone use behind the wheel at...
View ArticleState budget: Invest in critical higher education
Mankato Free PressThe following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.The supplemental budget request by the Minnesota State university system amounts to maintaining infrastructure it has,...
View ArticleImmigration: Separating families immoral, inhumane
Mankato Free PressThe following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.We won’t mince words or muddy the facts about the deplorable actions recently taken by the Trump administration to separate...
View ArticleEconomy: Trump’s bump has been blip so far
Mankato Free PressThe following is an editorial by The Mankato Free Press.Many Americans who voted for Donald Trump generously overlooked his character flaws with the hope a businessman could bring the...
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