May 18, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
Want to know what’s causing a lot of people in Washington to work long hours right now? Here’s a hint: it’s not immigration reform or gun control or, for that matter, any other legislation coming down the pike. Instead, it’s a pair of three-year-old laws.
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May 5, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
The following commentary was written by Lee Hamilton, director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years. As a public service, Hamilton writes regularly about Congress and what individuals can do to make our representative democracy work better. Continue Reading
April 21, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
With the formal release of President Obama’s budget, the pieces are finally in place for a reprise of the Washington drama we’ve all come to know. There will be high-stakes negotiations, lines in the sand, and enough intrigue to keep Beltway insiders riveted by every piece of breaking news. Continue Reading
April 7, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
A few weeks ago, the Republican National Committee issued a 100-page report aimed at reviving the GOP after its poor showing in last November’s elections. Continue Reading
February 7, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
On January 22, Governor Dayton released his tax plan to the Legislature. While the governor often speaks about taxing the rich, this plan would hit middle class families in our community the hardest. I know it would certainly affect my family. Continue Reading
January 26, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
It seems like each time a newspaper implements a bold new strategy or deviates from the traditional model, pundits interpret those changes as acts of desperation. Ironically, these are often the same pundits who claim newspapers are not innovating and transforming fast enough. Continue Reading
by EOT Focus
January 3, 2013 in EOT Focus
This is a monthly feature of our Columns & Commentary page, in which we either applaud a person, group or event for something positive that we feel is worthy of a little credit (Applause), and/or address something that gives us pause; something that we feel deserves to be addressed in a public forum like the newspaper (A Pause). We welcome rebuttals and feedback. Applause / A Pause expresses the collective opinions of the Perham Focus editorial staff.
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December 13, 2012 in EOT Focus
It’s a story well known to many people in the Perham area, and one well worth remembering. Continue Reading
November 13, 2012 in West Central Tribune
Nothing’s impossible I have found,
For when my chin is on the ground,
I pick myself up,
Dust myself off,
Start all over again.
From the 1936 movie “Swing Time”
WASHINGTON Conservatives should jauntily sing as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers did in a year in which the country’s chin was on the ground. Conservatives are hardly starting from scratch in their continuing courtship of an electorate half of which embraced their message more warmly than it did this year’s messenger. Continue Reading
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by Alexandria Echo Press
Commentary – Let’s talk about mental health
May 23, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Let’s talk about it.
We talk about our blood pressure, thyroids, hip replacements, etc. We talk about the doctors who treat us. We give advice to friends and family as to the quality of care or lack thereof from our attending physicians, surgeons and physical therapists. Continue Reading
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