Columns/Opinion

Many lessons learned over 25 years

By Dave Purdy on March 20, 2013 at 12:37 pm

This year marks my 25th in the great profession of financial advisory. Even though I have clients in several states, my office has been in the same Forest Lake location for the entire time.

Suburban schools responding to hunger problem

By Don Heinzman on March 20, 2013 at 12:34 pm

Years ago, few people thought children in suburban communities lacked food.

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Open Forum for week of March 14

By The Forest Lake Times on March 13, 2013 at 1:02 pm

Letters to the editor as published March 14, 2013.

Bipartisanship a noble goal, legislators agree

By Howard Lestrud on March 13, 2013 at 12:59 pm

Howard Lestrud ECM Political Editor (Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on bipartisanship.) How do the …

Maple Grove fallout shows a dark side of sports culture

By Don Heinzman on March 13, 2013 at 12:54 pm

This month the annual pilgrimage by high school sports fans to sports temples will end with the celebration of the boy’s high school state basketball tournament.

Teachers should be trusted, not controlled, new book asserts

By Joe Nathan on March 13, 2013 at 12:50 pm

Should we trust teachers much more than we do now? A recently published, intriguing, important book urges “yes.”

Keeping government data open is an ongoing campaign

By The Forest Lake Times on March 6, 2013 at 6:52 pm

Eight dollars to take a photo of a public document? Eight bucks, the district court administrator’s office in Little Falls …

Open Forum for week of March 7

By The Forest Lake Times on March 6, 2013 at 6:39 pm

Letters to the editor as published March 7, 2013.

Exploring a political buzzword

By The Forest Lake Times on March 6, 2013 at 6:37 pm

Howard Lestrud ECM Political Editor (Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on bipartisanship.) Most politicians are …

Judging by education or entertainment, Oscars fell way short

By Joe Nathan on March 6, 2013 at 6:36 pm

Joe Nathan Education Columnist Give Dawn Hudson and the Academy Awards for which she ultimately is responsible, an “F” for …