http://www.mankato-freepress.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:48:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_289174754.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_289174754.html The Free Press welcomes letters on any issue of of general community interest. Please limit your letters to no more than 275 words, typewritten or clearly printed. There is no political bias in letter selection. All letters are judged based on their adherence to the rules.Stop the cycle of school referendumsBy Corey Hackett, North MankatoWhy do we keep giving schools more money? Money that nobody has? Money that will be printed, or borrowed from other countries?We need to realize we are not a wealthy nation anymore. We spend a trillion more dollars a year than we bring in. We are bankrupt. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_310175626.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_310175626.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:52:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_310175408.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_310175408.html The House votes this weekend on the health care reform bill. Here's an argument for it. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:40:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_309104111.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_309104111.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_308145527.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_308145527.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:56:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_308135853.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_308135853.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_307232757.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_307232757.html Keith Appel is a producing artist who makes large architectural sculptures and murals. The former chairman of the art department at the University of Anchorage in Alaska, he is now retired. Appel grew up in Mankato where he was a student — kindergarten through graduate school at MSU. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:34:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_307003528.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_307003528.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:26:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_306112739.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_306112739.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_306010041.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_306010041.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:42:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_304114329.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_304114329.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:41:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_304114208.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_304114208.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:37:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_302103822.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_302103822.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:36:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_302103719.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_302103719.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:40:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_301194139.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_301194139.html