Lori Sturdevant
Star Tribune December 31, 2005
The University of Minnesota has a solid feel again and is poised to take its place among top research institutions -- if things go well at the Capitol.
Let's play future state historian. It's 2036. Who did what in 2005 that you'd say shaped the Minnesota you know?
Sorry, politicians, but my guess is that it's none of you. (Come to think of it, the 2005 statehouse crew might not mind the omission. Quite a few legislators and one governor are already trying to fog voters' recollection of the partial government shutdown last July, and of the legal mess they made with their tobacco "fee.")
My guess: The name future historians will associate first with 2005 is Robert Bruininks, and the accomplishments they will laud will be connected with the University of Minnesota reform program dubbed "strategic positioning for the 21st century."
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