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Lori Sturdevant
July 11, 2015
Spectators seemingly took ever last inch of sidewalk Sunday for the Minneapolis Gay Pride Parade.

Same-sex marriage ruling: Can a movement suffer from success?

It happened to the women's movement, more than once.
D.J. Tice
July 11, 2015
Members of the South Carolina State Police remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the State House in Columbia, S.C., the morning of Ju

Confederate flag controversy: History is not just the world at its worst

What's more, we are not necessarily history's better.
Opinion
July 10, 2015
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Rash Report: Media tech is increasingly used to carry out and combat human rights violations

State Department finds tech is both a weapon and a tool to combat violations.
Lori Sturdevant
July 4, 2015
The morning after. -- Jesse Ventura at the Capitol during introduction by Gov. Carlson on Wednesday morning. He's standing in the Governor's Reception

Minnesota is at the intersection of history, sensitivity

With State Capitol renovation comes the opportunity to revisit the images on display.
Lori Sturdevant
June 27, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, acknowledges supporters as her husband, former President B

Hillary Clinton in Minnesota: Quiet, but coordinating

Support is dependable. Coattails are a bigger question.
John Rash
June 26, 2015
Former Vice President Walter Mondale arrives for a state dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at the White House in

Ever the statesman: Walter Mondale on media and politics

Key issues are campaign finance and a vigorous press.
D.J. Tice
June 22, 2015
Former Archbishop John Nienstedt will help a Michigan parish with various duties until the summer.

Archdiocese, MSOP: The clock runs out on denial and foot-dragging

The troubles of church and state that were in the news last week are basically mirror images.
Lori Sturdevant
June 20, 2015
House Speaker Daudt presided over the special session. His speaker's chair was brought out of storage for the day. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune

How to guide a legislative session Daudtfully

Well, I'm doubtful about the perceived results, but others are a bit breathless about it.
John Rash
June 19, 2015
FILE - A Sunday, June 14, 2015 file photo of a Syrian refugee carrying a baby over the broken border fence into Turkey after breaking the border fence

World Refugee Day — and decade

A new U.N. re­port de­scribes a re­cord exo­dus across count­ries and con­ti­nents.
Lori Sturdevant
June 13, 2015
Senate Majority Leader Tom left the morning negotiating session. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Bakk's dealmaking this year perturbed his caucus

It boils down to resolving budgets and policy matters simultaneously.
John Rash
June 12, 2015
FILE -- A man interviewing attendees holds photo cutouts of 2016 presidential hopefuls at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Har

Debate over debate should favor voters

The 2016 presidential race is too consequential to arbitrarily limit the first GOP candidate debate to the top 10 in national polls.
D.J. Tice
June 7, 2015
Daryl Cura demonstrates an e-cigarette at Vape store in Chicago, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic ci

A dynamic duo sets its burdensome sights on vaping

(Those who'd regulate behavior and those who'd profit from doing so.)
Lori Sturdevant
June 6, 2015
State Auditor Rebecca Otto addresses the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Convention, Saturday, May 31, 2014 in Duluth, Minn. where she was end

Minnesota's last-minute legislating makes a mess of things

This year's victim is the state auditor. It doesn't have to be this way.
John Rash
June 5, 2015
FILE - In this May 30, 2015, file photo, United States midfielder Carli Lloyd, left, battles for the ball with South Korea forward Jung Seolbin during

FIFA's troubles shouldn't overshadow Women's World Cup

Allegations of corrosive corruption in soccer's governing body compete against the kickoff of the Women's World Cup in Canada.
John Rash
May 29, 2015
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Privacy in the digital age: Coming to terms with Big Brother

Events lead to U.S., European divergence on balance between security and privacy.
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