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Opinion | Reflecting on yet another year of scientific fraud at the University of Minnesota
To me, the run of stories in 2025 has an uncomfortably familiar sound, yet each episode has come and gone with barely a flicker of concern.
December 30, 2025
Opinion | The Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity is sunsetting. Our work is not.
A look at five years of achievements to build upon.
December 30, 2025
Opinion | Youth interrogation gets a reset in Hennepin County
The new policy for police questioning of young people is grounded in science and best practices.
December 29, 2025
Opinion | Minnesota fraud: What is the ‘right’ number?
Dollar amounts were discussed early, and the problems only grew from there.
December 29, 2025
Opinion | Innovation without literacy is impossible
Minnesota’s future depends on preparing our students to succeed.
December 29, 2025
Opinion | Minnesota can help rebuild global health
By partnering with trusted faith-based providers embedded in the communities they serve.
December 28, 2025
Opinion | In medicine, a simple misunderstanding can kill
Language access is a health care imperative, and interpreter services are in need of improvement.
December 28, 2025
Opinion | The billionaires have no one to blame but themselves
The first rule about dark money is to quit blabbing about it.
December 27, 2025
Opinion | I complained about a vet bill that saved my dog’s life — until my daughter yanked my leash
It’s stressful work veterinarians do. The suicide rate among those in this profession is among the highest.
December 26, 2025
Opinion | You can’t be diverse if you exclude white men
Those year-end book lists that claim to be all about diversity often seem to miss this one major demographic.
December 26, 2025
Opinion | Birtherism was the blueprint. We are living the outcome.
Trump’s demand that a president prove his legitimacy has evolved into a system that now demands the same of everyone in America.
December 26, 2025
Opinion | Modern transmission is the cure to America's energy crisis
Our current energy inefficiency is risking the future our kids will inherit.
December 25, 2025