Columns by Tim Engstrom
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Will same-sex marriage be lawful? Someday
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008
As a journalist, I can look at issues with the perspective of a political scientist. I have been consuming a large swath of news for about 15 years.
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Would you like fries with your donation?
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008
It’s that time of year again, when shoppers get bombarded with requests to give to charity. The means by which the charity is raised, however, deserves a little scrutiny.
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Why do we pronounce one like it is ‘wun’?
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008
Loovul, Mwawkee, Iwa, Hia, Nerk, Naplus, Fuhluffia Read story
Be sure to thank a veteran for Veterans Day
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008
One year when I was a reporter at the Ames Tribune, my friend Mike McNarney, also a reporter at the Ames Tribune, wanted to meet me at the Tip-Top Lounge after work.
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More Columns by Tim Engstrom
- The definition of recession changes this year
- If you like generational talk, visit this blog
- The baby boomers are not a bunch of hippies
- Disc golf has become a good way to release
- Try some new ‘Extreme Makeover’ editions
- Do you want a town without elected officials?
- What else might drive up the price of oil?
- Freeborn County housing units: 14,182
- How well do you know Minnesota counties?
- Will golf be in the Olympics? Ask Arnold
- Recognize love and don’t take it for granted
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Editorial: Time to rethink U of M salaries
When the salaries of many Minnesota residents have been frozen, and tuition at Minnesota’s No. 1 college is rising, the University of Minnesota ought to reconsider what it pays its president and head basketball coach.
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Letters to the Editor
Point of purchase is OK for donating to charities
I am writing in response to Tim Engstrom’s column on Nov. 25, undermining large companies and their point of sale contributions to various charities.
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