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Girl Scouts deserve full support
If you are questioning the motives and policies behind Girls Scouts of America, or considering withdrawing your support for the programs they offer, don’t. Kathryn Lopez frequently peddles outrageous positions and prejudice, as was the case with her opinion that “Girl Scout politics [are] less than sweet,” which appeared in the Daily News last Sunday.
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Congress should remove special treatment for FedEx
FedEx spokesman Maury Lane is absolutely right: Congress should not be picking winners and losers in the marketplace.
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Conservative columnist Diana West, whose articles appear in this newspaper every Wednesday, is really worried about what she calls the "Islamization of Europe." She fears the spread of sharia, or Islamic Law. She never actually gets into what Islamic Law is, but we don't need to know. America hasn't needed to know anything about Muslims or Islam in the last eight and half years, and that's the way it ought to be.
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All kids have been bullied at one point or another, even the popular ones. While perhaps the classic physical bullying is less common now, bullying is still a real concern in schools.
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Congratulations to counties for forwarding ideas
Kudos to the Minnesota Association of Counties for offering ideas on government redesign and reform. Everyone talks about it, but they actually have the courage to put forward some ideas. There are some ideas on the list that Minnesota businesses will oppose – for example, county sales tax and equalization formula. But there are many that we believe will lead to higher quality public services at lower cost. That’s the essence of government redesign.
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