StarTribune.com Commentary http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary RSS Feed for Commentary en-us Tue, 13 May 2008 05:10:47 GMT 2008-05-13T05:10:47Z en-us Judith Rodin: Gas-tax talk drives a necessary conversation http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18872734.html Outmoded U.S. transportation policy is harming the economy and the environment. Mon, 12 May 2008 23:51:10 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18872734.html 2008-05-12T23:51:10Z Jay Kiedrowski: State shouldn't hit nonprofits' reserves http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18872729.html Struggling to plug a budget gap, lawmakers come up with a shortsighted idea. Tue, 13 May 2008 05:10:47 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18872729.html 2008-05-13T05:10:47Z Charles Krauthammer: She landed a punch -- but it was much too late http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18814924.html Soon, Clinton will be spinning for Obama (that elitist) on the general-election stump. Sun, 11 May 2008 21:58:03 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18814924.html 2008-05-11T21:58:03Z Lionel Beehner: Can you say 'Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov'? http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18815014.html Probably not. But in the interest of diplomacy, maybe you should learn. Sun, 11 May 2008 22:05:23 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18815014.html 2008-05-11T22:05:23Z Nathanael Greene and Lee Lynd: The land can provide both food and biofuels http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18814939.html With smart and honest strategies, there's no need for the two to compete. Sun, 11 May 2008 22:00:50 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18814939.html 2008-05-11T22:00:50Z Steve Chapman: Boxing in evil without war http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18815019.html Containment is now a discarded foreign policy, but it has a history of doing the job. Sat, 10 May 2008 21:35:57 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18815019.html 2008-05-10T21:35:57Z Dale Connelly: Bar Town, a play http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18814944.html If you're going to be an "actor," you'll need a script. Sat, 10 May 2008 22:42:07 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18814944.html 2008-05-10T22:42:07Z Paul Krugman: Obama's big opportunity http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18814999.html Democrats haven't had a climate this favorable in more than four decades. Sat, 10 May 2008 21:34:59 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18814999.html 2008-05-10T21:34:59Z John Kline: High prices: We've got to do something http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18815114.html The Democratic leadership had a chance to do something about gas prices but has let Americans down. Fri, 09 May 2008 23:14:50 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18815114.html 2008-05-09T23:14:50Z Debra J. Saunders: But a gas-tax holiday isn't it http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18815054.html The election-year pander didn't pay. The real issue is supply and demand. We need more of the former, less of the latter. Fri, 09 May 2008 23:12:42 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18815054.html 2008-05-09T23:12:42Z