http://www.mankatofreepress.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:17:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_289174754.html http://www.mankatofreepress.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.The downside of developmentBy Lee Pomeroy, MankatoI’m not going to lambaste the coal, oil and car industries, or industrialized farming. For decades they have supplied us with a steadily improving quality of life.But it’s only been within the last few decades that we have begun to realize the hidden costs of industrialization and reliance on fossil fuels. One of these costs is the effect that burning carbon has brought to the ecosystem of our planet — a change that the overwhelming majority of scientists say is already causing significant impacts on its biological balance. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:01:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_185200132.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_185200132.html Technological advances often carry a downside not recognized for decades. Such is the case with fossil fuels and climate change. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_184170028.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_184170028.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_184165519.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_184165519.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_183175758.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_183175758.html Americans are rightly concerned about the mountains of debt the federal government is taking on. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_183175540.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_183175540.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_183175444.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_183175444.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_182164751.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_182164751.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:45:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_182164656.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_182164656.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_180155037.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_180155037.html House voted on climate change bill without considering report from EPA staffers with questions.By Bob Jentges"The day before the House was to vote on the climate change bill, it was revealed that the Environmental Protection Agency had suppressed a March 9, 2009 internal report challenging the entire global warming myth." Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_181150137.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_181150137.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:24:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_181002546.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_181002546.html Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:47:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_179234742.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_179234742.html Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:44:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_178234522.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_178234522.html Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:44:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_178234451.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/letters/local_story_178234451.html