by Jim Pumarlo | Aug 25, 2020 | Articles
An endorsement for newspaper endorsements The 2012 elections are in the rearview mirror, and newly elected lawmakers have settled into their routines. For most editors and reporters, the next cycle of elections is likely out of mind. Don’t move on so quickly. It’s...
by Jim Pumarlo | Aug 25, 2020 | Articles
The first step for meaningful business reports? Make them understandable Your newsroom has just finished brainstorming on how to beef up its business reporting. The conversation happens to be at the same time your newspaper has a major announcement itself. What better...
by admin | Aug 24, 2020 | Articles
Ins and outs of Platform Comments about private business – whether positive or negative, signed or unsigned – are generally off limits for this page. That standard is adhered to by most newspapers. But there are exceptions, the most usual being if a comment involves a...
by admin | Aug 24, 2020 | Articles
Why we published this letter A Red Wing resident sings the praises of the Outdoor Store in a letter to the editor elsewhere on this page. It’s a rare occasion when we publish such a letter. We’re making an exception because the letter goes to the heart of a critical...
by admin | Aug 24, 2020 | Articles
Private business rarely public business Brian Brady of Hayward, Calif., is an unabashed admirer of Red Wing. Don’t take our word; just read the letter to the editor elsewhere on this page. It’s one of the rare times readers will see such a letter published in this...
by Jim Pumarlo | Aug 24, 2020 | Articles
Favorite stores won’t be debated It’s a legitimate question: Should the Port Authority be doing anything to draw another discount retail department store to Red Wing? That question was raised in People’s Platform Wednesday. But we’ll not permit a public debate on...
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