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May 21, 2013
Unfit for Print seeks to further the Editorial Board’s thoughts on news with editorial ideas that might not make it in the paper. Also expect random missives on local, national, international or plain odd news.
Sun, 12/6, 9:09pm (3 years ago)
The breaking of ‘Climategate’ has spiked media attention to disagreements over the causes and nature of global climate change, and has revealed a dark side of the culture of scientific research. In all, the scandal presents us with a telling a parable of politics & science in the digital media…
Fri, 11/6, 3:42am (4 years ago)
"Thirteen people have been killed and thirty-one wounded. ...The major was Nidal Malik Hassan. ...he'd become increasingly hostile about the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...BBC World News."
At 2:32 a.m. on Friday morning the Google's top news caption read "12 killed in shooting at Ft. Hood Army base in Texas." The story had held headline…
Sat, 6/27, 5:22pm (4 years ago)
What's distressing about President Bruininks' proposal to ban alcohol sales at TCF Bank Stadium, which the Board of Regents backed last week, is that it only confirms an American cultural perception about the role of alcohol is society: that it's meant for abuse.
Instead of creating a constructive policy toward alcohol…
Sat, 6/27, 4:13pm (4 years ago)
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which President Obama recently signed into law, is the death knell for candy-flavored cigarettes and cigars. Purportedly, banning flavored tobacco products will reduce youth smoking rates, because teenagers love candy.
To that end, we're going to offer two hypotheticals that we think our…
Fri, 6/26, 1:34pm (4 years ago)
The Minneapolis City Council may soon have on its agenda a proposal to hold bars responsible for what patrons do off-premises. The move would ask the state to give cities the power to suspend or revoke bar licenses if its customers show a pattern of misbehavior after leaving. Of course,…
Mon, 4/13, 4:37pm (4 years ago)
There are times when the drama of current news stories aligns in such a way that no fictional adaptation could possibly hope to make it more interesting, or a greater spectacle. Case in point: the recent case of the Maersk Alabama vs. Somali pirates. To retell this story, the Editorial…
Thu, 3/12, 2:59pm (4 years ago)
For those who have not yet heard the news, Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin have called off their engagement, confirming once and for all that maybe marrying the girl you met and dated in high school isn't such a great idea.
In fairness, this has been an unfortunate time for…
Tue, 3/3, 12:00am (4 years ago)
Let the word go forth from this time and place to Republicans everywhere: Rush Limbaugh, the ideological Mother Superior of contemporary conservatism, is not to be crossed. First, he earned the mewling supplication of Congressman Phil "Georgia Peach" Gingrey. That began when Gingrey criticized Rush's inflammatory locutions as unhelpful, not…
Thu, 2/26, 6:58pm (4 years ago)
In his address on Tuesday, Barack Obama said, "For seven years we have been a nation at war. No longer will we hide its price." Although he was talking about finally putting war expenditures into the federal budget, he has taken this to the human cost as well. Defense Secretary…
Tue, 2/24, 10:23pm (4 years ago)
Courtesy of the Washington Post here's the full video of the president's Tuesday Address to Congress, sans commercial interruption:
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Tue, 2/24, 8:09pm (4 years ago)
President Obama will give his pseudo-State of the Union address in a few moments, but one may be forgiven for thinking that perhaps it had already taken place. That's because the content of the speech has already appeared on news networks, many of whom have already appended commentary to boot.
Given…
Tue, 2/24, 12:13pm (4 years ago)
As the financial crisis continues to unfold, Americans have been repeatedly bludgeoned with this notion that we're undergoing a dramatic shift toward socialism. If that's the case, why the heck haven't we nationalized Citibank yet?
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Thusfar, we've provided two bailouts (yes, two) to the struggling banking titan, and…
Tue, 2/17, 12:32pm (4 years ago)
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Although we often hear our politicians complaining on our behalf about the tough taxes the government inflicts upon our citizens, we've never gone to quite the lengths our Australian friends are considering: toilet tax. Facing a drought, Aussie politicians are considering what amounts to a "pay as you…
Fri, 2/13, 3:47pm (4 years ago)
Amid the greatest rut in recent memory, America starving for action, the prudish conservatives can’t help but cringe at the sight of Obama's much-anticipated stimulus. While the GOPassé grumbles, others are ready to party. Buoyed by the sheer swank of impresario Obama, team blue is practically on the verge of…
Thu, 2/12, 4:04pm (4 years ago)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
It's disheartening that during an economic crisis some are still trying to reach for the sky to build a new Vikings' stadium. How about winning a good number of games first?
In a recent Star Tribune article, the team's vice president of public affairs and stadium…
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