Tag / minnesota
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Out of Excuses
Ever since it came into being, the modern American conservative movement has been dogged by accusations of racism. While many conservatives like to trace their roots back to Lincoln, the conservative movement in its modern sense really began later, rising to prominence during the mid-20th century at roughly the same time as the civil rights…
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A Cultural Separation
“Merry Christmas!” I proudly exclaimed to a fellow four-year-old at the local public pool on a hot and humid July day. At the time, I couldn’t speak English, but desperately wanted to communicate and feel included. So, I tried to communicate with the only “American” phrase I knew. Although I don’t attempt to communicate through…
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The Reality of Right vs. Left in the Midwest
BY KEVIN DEUTSCH The recent New York Times editorial by Professor Lawrence R. Jacobs misrepresents how Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin and DFL Governor Mark Dayton of Minnesota have led their states through the economic recovery. Jacobs compares the two Midwestern states, which elected governors from different parties in 2010, as a sort of…
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Remembering Paul Wellstone
Ten years ago, a Senator, his wife, his daughter, three campaign staffers and two pilots died in a small plane crash in Northern Minnesota. I was ten years old, and my mom came to school to lead our Girl Scout Troop meeting, and she was crying. I didn’t understand at the time why it was…
