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Editorial Board sticks with previous endorsment decision

By Northern Star Editorial Board | October 29, 2012

Earlier this year, the Northern Star Editorial Board made a decision to stop running candidate endorsements. Nine months later, we stand by that decision. Many newspapers continue to endorse candidates during election season. The Chicago Tribune published...

Celebrity endorsements can sway the elections

By Holly New | October 23, 2012

Glitz, glamour and... tour bus? Hollywood and politics have mixed for years. Celebrities have a long history of endorsing politicians, from Marilyn Monroe’s support of John F. Kennedy in 1960 to Frank Sinatra backing Ronald Reagan in 1980, and this...