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October 25, 2012 5:00 AM

What Wellstone's friends could accomplish with him, they can do without him

He believed the future belonged to those who had passion and were willing to work hard.

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October 22, 2012 5:00 AM

Some of us understood too well what killed Whitney Houston

The singer didn't get what she deserved; she deserved to get better.

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October 17, 2012 3:39 PM

To get orchestras out of their financial mess, all sides must accept the new realities

At the moment, the market won't pay classical musicians what they are worth.

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October 17, 2012 5:00 AM

Our fixation on the un-dead assumes zombies will also be un-nice

Instead of dreading a zombie apocalypse, let's look forward to a zombie rapture.

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October 16, 2012 5:00 AM

It's time to extend voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds

High school students are likely to follow current events better than some adults.

by Susan Maas

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October 12, 2012 3:00 AM

Ordering Xcel to retain Solar Rewards is neither legal nor smart

Funding solar energy with conservation dollars is odd in the first place.

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October 8, 2012 5:00 AM

If we think too much about the little things, how will we handle the big things?

To a visitor, America seems to be all about choices. Important and otherwise.

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October 4, 2012 5:00 AM

Science or the Bible? It doesn't have to be one or the other

The Bible tells us who's responsible for creation. Science tells us how to care for it.

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October 1, 2012 5:00 AM

Beware the influence of end-times ideology on U.S. politics

Peace in the Middle East is not a universal goal among members of the evangelical community.

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September 28, 2012 3:39 PM

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the past week's commentaries and some of the comments we received in response.

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