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November 2, 2012 9:04 AM

Should we just let high school dropouts drop out?

State department data indicate Minnesota's four-year graduation rate is 75.9 percent; its dropout rate is 4.9 percent. The remaining students are either listed as "continuing" their education or their status is unknown.

by Stephanie Curtis

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November 2, 2012 4:28 AM

What do the presidential candidates say about climate change?

'"If there is one issue that you can't get the President to talk about on the stump, it's global warming."

by Stephanie Curtis

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November 2, 2012 3:54 AM

Will the amendments on the Minnesota ballot pass?

Read the text of the amendments that you will see on the ballot.

by Stephanie Curtis

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November 1, 2012 8:07 AM

What do we mean by ‘American exceptionalism?’

It is something simpler and humbler: recognition that America is, as James Madison said, the "hope of liberty throughout the world," and that America is different from other nations in ways that are consequential for the world.

by Stephanie Curtis

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November 1, 2012 4:50 AM

Advice for starting your own business

Be wary of going into business with friends and make sure you start slowly.

by Stephanie Curtis

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November 1, 2012 3:20 AM

From the book table: ‘The Big Book of Ghost Stories’

If pumpkins and Big Bird costumes don't exactly make your hair stand on end, sample something from 'The Big Book of Ghost Stories.'

by Maddy Mahon

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October 30, 2012 7:30 AM

How is it possible to be an “undecided voter?”

"You seem to suggest that being an undecided voter is logically impossible and that the young voter's frustrations with Obama and with Washington indicate a certain lack of maturity and political wherewithal."

by Stephanie Curtis