Editorials/Opinion

You think your X-Mas debt is bad...

The problem I have with the direction this administration has always led us in their eight years, (seven of which Iíve just held on for the ride), in office is that they are borrowing against our future. As we plunge further and further into debt more and more of those loans are coming due. Go to column

Warner's ramblings: Thinking back to those Christmas excursions

For most married couples, the Christmas season is usually divvied up with time spent at both the ìinlawsî and the ìoutlaws.î Iíll let you decided which category your side of the family falls into. For many, it requires copious amounts of shopping and planning to make sure everyone receives a present and that both sides of the family receives equal time. Go to column

A tribute to people and places

Letís start 2008 with a short list of 2007ís outstanding people and places:
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As good a time as any for change

I never do it...make New Yearís Resolutions I mean. Go to column

Warner's ramblings: Please read this column, it could save a life!

Have you ever noticed something, possibly by accident, that you suddenly realized had the potential to be a very serious accident just waiting to happen? Go to column

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor this week from Rep. Ken Tschumper of La Crescent, Josheph Kessler of Minneapolis, and Grace Wellendorf of Onalaska, Wis. Go to column

Shop locally: Support your local merchants

Shoppers today have more choices than any time in the history of this nation. Go to column

Warner's Ramblings: Christmas spirit is alive and well here

The Christmas spirit is certainly alive and well in Houston County and the Caledonia area. The spirit of giving, and thinking of those less fortunate was quite evident last Wednesday when I saw first-hand the massive stockpile of Christmas gifts amassed by Houston County Care and Share. Go to column

You and the gift of reading is so important

Hereís a quick request: could YOU please spend five minutes considering how to give a youngster the gift of reading? Yes, you ñ regardless of whether you are a parent, grandparent, whether you have students in school now, or never have had youngsters in school. Go to column

Make room in your heart for those in poverty

A legislative commission to end poverty is holding hearings throughout the state. It has had testimony from the unemployed in Blaine, homeless mothers in Eagan, and a single mom in Woodbury who couldnít afford to buy furniture and a report of someone living in a car in Eden Prairie. Go to column