EDITORIALS
Editorial - Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
Thumbs Down: A reader appreciated recent stories about Minnesota’s new seat belt law and a recent crackdown on drivers who forgot to buckle up.November 06, 2009
Editorial - How fast were you driving? Radar trailer knows
Safety efforts can – and do – work. They’re not just “feel good” efforts. They can show real results.November 04, 2009
Editorial - Don't let this killer steal life of a loved one
Normally, we wouldn’t publish an article from a woman in Waterloo, Illinois with no connection to the Douglas County area. But her experience delivers a powerful message about a danger that local residents need to know more about: Radon.October 30, 2009
Editorial - Snowbirds are critical for census
Don’t let a chance to stand up and be counted pass you by – especially if you’re a Douglas County “snowbird” who spends the wintry months in warmer climates.October 28, 2009
Editorial - Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down 
Thumbs Up: All of us at the Echo Press were saddened to hear of the passing of our former history column writer, Mavis Salt. She died Tuesday at Clearwater Suites in Alexandria. She was 94.
October 23, 2009
Editorial - Financial literacy starts at young age
Rising credit card debt. Foreclosures. Plummeting credit scores. Bankruptcies. The news is chock full of financial calamities these days – all against a backdrop of an ever-growing national debt and a looming crisis in health care and Social Security.
October 21, 2009
Editorial - Domestic abuse is everyone's issue
They were words on a page – part of a pamphlet given to those attending the ninth annual Domestic Abuse Awareness Luncheon at Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria Wednesday. But they deliver a powerful message, a message that should be required reading for everyone in the area.
October 16, 2009
Editorial - Baseball: A game of numbers
They say baseball is a game of numbers. As Minnesota Twins’ fans know, that’s all too true.
October 14, 2009
Editorial - Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
Thumbs Up: A resident sends a thumbs up to the Alexandria varsity boys soccer team for its “Think Pink” night.
October 09, 2009
Editorial - Don't get burned - read this
Reminding people of fire safety is like telling them to eat spinach.
They know it’s good for them but they just don’t listen.
October 07, 2009
A guest editorial - Mankato Free Press: Candidates should address LGA issues
Small-town mayors often don’t ask for much, and when a group of them last week held meetings and press conferences around the state asking for tax fairness, it didn’t seem like an unreasonable request.
October 02, 2009
Editorial - Beware of phony plea for money
An Alexandria woman answered a phone call last week and the conversation went something like this:
“Hello, Grandma – this is your grandson.”
“Nicholas, is that you? You sound a little funny.”
“Yeah, I’ve been a little sick lately, getting over a sore throat. But, Grandma, something terrible has happened and I didn’t know who else to call.”
September 30, 2009
Editorial - Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
Thumbs Down: The Douglas County Board’s 3-2 decision to not proceed with the city of Alexandria on building a badly needed joint law enforcement center was short-sighted. Commissioners Dan Olson and Paul Anderson, the frustrated minority, should be commended for taking a big picture view of a tough situation by trying to save tax dollars in the long run.
September 25, 2009
Editorial - E-mails can violate open meeting law
Here’s a wake-up call for locally elected officials who might be thinking about keeping their decisions among themselves and not the public.
Don’t do it.
September 23, 2009
Editorial - Separating the wheat from the chaff
There are times when we all should feel a bit sorry for the politicians – from both political parties – when they’re so desperately trying to convince us why we should hold thumbs up or thumbs down on President Obama’s health care proposal.
September 18, 2009
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