http://www.mankato-freepress.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_309134857.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_309134857.html The stunning incompetence of two Northwest Airlines pilots, who overshot Minneapolis by some 150 miles, shook the public’s confidence in airline safety. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:49:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_308135409.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_308135409.html We can’t exactly say the Minnesota governor’s race is heating up; let’s just say it’s getting a bit lukewarm. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:25:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_307232616.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_307232616.html A gang rape of a 15-year-old in Northern California, where bystanders did nothing to intervene, and some reportedly egged on the attack, highlights the problem of witness apathy. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_307003633.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_307003633.html Local ownership in the Star Tribune could help stabilize the newspaper. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:57:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_306005927.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_306005927.html The Issue: Election Day is here and there are still a number of area school referendums on the ballot. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:08:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_304165328.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_304165328.html While the Mankato region continues to develop economically even in a recession, a recent government report suggests warning signs on some indicators of social well-being. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:33:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_303150050.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_303150050.html So “Ida,” it turns out, is not “the first link to all humans,” as a member of its discovery team gushed. It doesn’t even belong to the same category as humans and apes, according to a revised analysis, but is more closely grouped with lemurs. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:48:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_303173616.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_303173616.html Thumbs upTo local health officials who have dealt well with the H1N1 flu outbreak in spite of some less than stellar planning by federal health officials. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:51:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_302155235.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_302155235.html Congress and the Obama administration continue to spend a great deal of time trying to come up with a way to regulate the financial services industry and irregular investment instruments that caused last fall’s financial disaster. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:44:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_302104439.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_302104439.html Thoroughness has always been a hallmark of good journalism. So has self-criticism. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:35:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_301193827.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_301193827.html The ballooning federal deficit is a long-term peril, and we seem to be a nation of short-term thinkers. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:31:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_300193120.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_300193120.html Minnesota's initiatives to improve health care quality are gaining national recognition. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_299164705.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_299164705.html The problems encountered in making and distributing H1N1 vaccine bodes ill should there be a serious bio-terror threat or pandemic. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:56:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_298155656.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_298155656.html If top managers of bailed-out corporations leave over federal-mandated pay restrictions, replacements won't be difficult to find. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:17:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_297202000.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_297202000.html Those who see the American economy failing to create jobs in the future are overly pessimistic.