Saturday January 5, 2013
D.J. Tice
Commentary editor
Phone: 612-673-4456
D.J. Tice is the Star Tribune’s Commentary Editor and a member of the newspaper’s Editorial Board. He has been a writer, editor and publisher in Twin Cities journalism for more than 30 years.
Tice was an editor at Corporate Report Minnesota and Twin Cities magazines, editor and publisher at the Twin Cities Reader, and an editorial writer and columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. From 2003-2009, he was the Star Tribune’s state political editor, directing coverage of the Legislature, state government, the Minnesota congressional delegation, and elections.
He is the author of two books of popular history. His collection of ordinary Minnesotans’ memories, Minnesota’s Twentieth Century, published by the University of Minnesota Press, was awarded the Minnesota Book Award for history in 2000.
Recent content from D.J. Tice
Still confused? Consider these scenarios.
Intrigued, yet a little puzzled, by the concern commentators Cilek and Marchetti raise above about instant-runoff voting potentially causing voters to undermine their preferred candidate by casting their first place votes for him or her, I worked through some scenarios.
Updated: March 05, 2010, - 10:53 AM
D.J. Tice: Skilled politician's latest trick finds its way to court
At issue: The process of exercising power as the governor did -- with unallotment. As a tactic, it was indeed untested. But never count Pawlenty out.
Updated: January 06, 2010, - 05:37 AM
D.J. Tice: An abortion battle? Now that's the status quo
The rift in the House over health care reform shows that much remains as it ever was in politics.
Updated: November 11, 2009, - 07:41 AM
D.J. Tice: It's easy to pounce on that political football
The tougher issues involve the cost of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program -- and whether it is a just endeavor to begin with.
Updated: October 31, 2009, - 07:47 PM
D.J. Tice: As a nest egg, Social Security has cracked. But we knew that.
To patch it, we're going to have to make an honest-to-goodness claim on the federal budget.
Updated: October 18, 2009, - 11:57 AM
D.J. Tice: Why weren't those teachers fired? Well ...
The disciplinary process for public workers is a thicket that can thwart a proper response.
Updated: August 23, 2009, - 10:33 AM
D.J. Tice: The great American bailout: Got yours?
Cash for Clunkers as a meditation on the moment
Updated: August 10, 2009, - 11:18 AM
D.J. Tice: A Minnesota case in point for Sotomayor
What was the role of empathy in a protective order against a father?
Updated: July 13, 2009, - 10:18 PM
Pawlenty signs 3 budget bills, but only after line-item vetoes
The governor struck 19 items from those three, rejected smaller legislation and signed off on an emissions plan.
Updated: May 25, 2007, - 08:53 PM
Same sex marriage
Questions and answers about the same-sex marriage issue Q: What's the issue? A: The Minnesota Legislature has for years been debating whether...
Updated: June 06, 2006, - 11:30 AM
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