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Our opinion: Consider pet adoption

For many, this time of year is a joyous, anticipated holiday. The gifts, the music, the message: all ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Our opinion: Working to solidify a community

In recent weeks, the Austin City Council and Mower County Board of Commissioners voted to endorse the Austin ...

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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 ...

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Our Opinion: Help the helpers

It makes us happy to see the pictures over the last few weeks of organizations giving to the ...

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Our opinion: Sunnier days rely on us together

Today is Dec. 9, and after today it is 22 days until the end of 2020, which none ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Our Opinion: Schools look out for their own

As students and teachers once more work from distance learning platforms, it’s worth noting that COVID-19 is not ...

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Our Opinion: Be careful of scams

It has been awhile since we have run a story about a reported scam, but we find ourselves ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Our Opinion: Gach an example of hard work

Many in Austin by now know that one of Austin’s own is currently on the University of Minnesota ...

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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 ...

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