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Free Speech: 1st Amendment doesn’t apply to Twitter, Facebook
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. While fervent followers of President Donald Trump screamed foul and free speech when Twitter, Facebook and other social media banned ...
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Other’s opinion: Speeding uptick making roadways dangerous
The Free Press, Mankato Lighter traffic isn’t a green light to treat public roadways as race tracks. Despite a significant drop in traffic at ...
by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 6:30 am
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Other’s opinion: Don’t wait to support nonprofits this year
The Free Press (Mankato) Typically many people make the bulk of their charitable donations toward the end of a year, with donors often motivated by ...
by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 6:30 am
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Other’s opinion: Relief bill welcomed, but it shouldn’t have taken so long
The Free Press, Mankato Help is on the way for businesses, the unemployed, renters, schools and others struggling financially from the pandemic. Congressional leaders Sunday ...
by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 6:30 am
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Other’s opinion: COVID-19 Crippling restrictions need better justification
The Free Press, Mankato While Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Health say their shutdown decisions have been driven by data, it’s increasingly ...
by Tribune News Service, Saturday, December 19, 2020 6:30 am
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Other’s opinon: ‘Build back better’ must include the struggling but vital CDC
Star Tribune The alarm bells set off by a 1997 Hong Kong bird flu outbreak, one that leapt from poultry to humans, spurred years of ...
by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, December 16, 2020 6:30 am
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Other’s Opinion: Don’t look to Facebook, social media for COVID-19 vaccine information
Star Tribune If wearing a painless mask to guard against COVID-19 was divisive, it’s easy to see how another public health measure — one that ...
by Tribune News Service, Saturday, December 12, 2020 6:30 am
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Other’s opinion: Another challenge for strained school budgets
Star Tribune Already facing significant budget deficits, the Minneapolis School District has another COVID-related financial worry: Applications for free and reduced-price lunch have decreased, which ...
by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 6:30 am
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Other’s opinion: McConnell’s block of COVID aid hurts those already suffering
The Free Press, Mankato The only obstacle to Congress passing another COVID relief bill appears to be GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Food shelf ...
by Tribune News Service, Saturday, December 5, 2020 6:30 am
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Other’s opinion: Helping young readers find trustworthy news
Star Tribune It seems quaint, now, to recall the days when people worried whether the internet would be a trustworthy news source, as if the ...
by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, December 2, 2020 6:30 am
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Other’s opinion: Early results show too many students are failing online
Star Tribune Just a few months into the school year, it’s become clear that a significant number of St. Paul high schoolers might not graduate ...
by Tribune News Service, Saturday, November 28, 2020 6:30 am
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Other’s opinion: We must counter the anti-vaccine rumors and lies
The Free Press (Mankato) The prayed-for news of successful COVID-19 vaccines keeps on coming. AstraZeneca said Monday that its coronavirus vaccine reduced the risk of ...
by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 6:30 am
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Other’s opinion: Minnesota Hockey’s response to COVID ‘pause’ deserves praise
Star Tribune Thank you, Minnesota Hockey, for your organization’s good sportsmanship this week as disappointment sets in over the state’s new four-week-long pandemic “pause” on ...
by Tribune News Service, Saturday, November 21, 2020 6:30 am
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Other’s excuse: No excuse for virus nondisclosure
Star Tribune Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and several members of his caucus have tested positive for COVID and Gazelka has experienced some symptoms. ...
by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 6:30 am
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Other’s opinion: A wary world watches U.S. election turmoil
Star Tribune In Ballina, Ireland, champagne corks popped after an ancestral son, Joe Biden, became U.S. president-elect. In Berlin, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said ...