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House speaker: Our plans for the 2014 legislative session
By Paul Thissen February 24, 2014, 06:01 PMMinnesota has momentum. Here’s our ‘to-do list’ to continue making progress.
'Lean In?' Now that was some bad advice
By Rosa Brooks, Foreign Policy February 24, 2014, 11:32 AMLadies, I tried it. I realized that the better fight is for some well-earned time to recline.
Repeal the sales tax on broadband equipment
By Raul Katz February 23, 2014, 06:00 PMIt's shortsighted, and it will cost the state a lot more in the long run.
Maintenance, not abstinence, will save addicts' lives
By Mark Willenbring February 23, 2014, 06:00 PMFor heroin and other opioids, the only proven method is indefinite drug maintenance — not abstinence.
America's great divide: Parties more than people
By D.J. Tice February 22, 2014, 06:00 PMInflexibility is seen mostly with a ‘D’ or ‘R’ attached, and less with other categories.
Transportation funding: Roads, yes. Urban visions, no.
By February 22, 2014, 06:00 PMAnd bridges. And that’s all we need. Beware urban activists who’d burden your daily lives with their vision.
Defense policy: Links between past, present in an uneasy Asia
By John Rash February 21, 2014, 06:42 PMControversy about animated film on Japan’s ‘Zero’ fighters illustrates tensions.
The art of a bonding bill, for a legislative minority
By LORI STURDEVANT, Star Tribune February 22, 2014, 06:00 PMThe 1995 experience can be a guide for Republicans this year.
Transportation funding: We must upgrade an outdated system
By Margaret Donahoe February 22, 2014, 06:00 PMWhere we're going, we'll need roads. And bridges. And transit. And for a variety of reasons, the responsibility for this investment is ours — now.
Here's a middle-ground solution in wage debate
By Editorial, Washington Post February 23, 2014, 06:00 PMIt'll work if Democrats and Republicans are interested. Big "if."
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