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Written by Melvyn D. Magree Originally published in Reader Weekly formerly Northland Reader The following is a list of the most recent articles that I wrote and that were published by the Reader Weekly, of Duluth, Minnesota. See the sidebar for links to archived articles or the subject index. The files in the archive list to the left contain many of the articles that I wrote for the Reader Weekly, formerly known as the Northland Reader. The Northland Reader was a biweekly alternative newspaper; it became weekly in 2001 and was renamed the Reader Weekly (much to the confusion of those who grew up reading the Weekly Reader in school). When the Reader became weekly, I generally wrote weekly. In 2005 I was "demoted" to bi-weekly. The demotion is a blessing and a curse. I don't have to think up an article every week. I do have to remember which week I do write and what it was I wanted to write the "missed" week. These articles are a mix of what I submitted and what the editor published. Sometimes we were in agreement on his changes; sometimes not. Similarly, sometimes the titles are my original choices; sometimes they are the editor's choice. Here's to Richard Thomas, the former editor of the Reader Weekly. Thanks, Richard, for your support. Richard has found another job and has been replaced by Dennis Kempton. Thanks, Dennis, for keeping the Reader going. I will add the missing articles as fast as I can. I have not posted many articles yet for 2001-2003. _______________________________________
Straight talk on taxes, October 23, 2008 Complain not that taxes are too high or too low. Ask yourself and politicians if taxes are appropriate for what needs to be done. Politics
makea for strange contradictions, October 9, 2008
Politics is really shades of gray. Our putting politics in black and white often leads to contradictions. Once upon a lake, September 25, 2008 Once upon a time there was a city on a lake founded by French fur traders. They called it Toulouse and it grew to a regional center over the centuries. Into the maw of the American health care system, September 11, 2008 "Finest health care in the world"? You judge. My recent visits to the emergency room. What have you done for your education recently? September 4, 2008 Are you prepared to make informed decisions in November? Too bad the plural of panda isn’t pander…, August 28, 2008 Government of the pandered, by the panderers, and for the pampered Gas crisis? What gas crisis? August 14, 2008 You wouldn’t know there is a gas crisis if you drove any distance. You can speak foreign languages, July 31, 2008 You know more than you think you do. Here's a small sample of all the foreign words and phrases you know. Who is responsible for training skilled workers? July 17, 2008 The problem is not enough jobs but enough skills for the existing jobs. Is the United States a Christian nation? July 3, 2008 Does the United States follow the teachings of Jesus? The Nuclear Option, June 19, 2008 Many choices have benefits and intended consequences; nuclear energy is no exception. ©2005-2008 Melvyn D. Magree |