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Phyllis Kahn
August 25, 2015
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2012, file photo, products labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) are sold at the Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamin

I support GMO labeling, but not for the most-cited reason

The danger isn't to the U.S. consumer, but further up the chain.
John Freivalds
August 25, 2015
View from the yard of Ralph and Peggy Burnett's propery on Lake Minnetonka Monday afternoon, August 8, 2011. In the foreground is a large scale work b

Lawn and order: Against the tyranny of the turf

We can't have yards the way we seem to like them and have pristine waters at the same time.
John Hannah
August 25, 2015

Obama's diplomacy is nowhere near on par with Reagan's

The difference? Nuclear deals consistent with America's red lines.
Ed Edmonds
August 25, 2015
A fan is carried away after being hit a by a line-drive foul ball during the first inning of a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta

Baseball must reduce the risk of fan injury

Line drives are a real danger. It's not enough to ask those in attendance to "pay attention."
Marc Champion, Bloomberg View
August 25, 2015
In this Aug. 24, 2015 picture, provided by U.S, Airforce Ramstein , Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone is greeted with a "Heroic Welcome" as he and Oregon

French train rescue shows how heroes are made: With military training

Bravery alone often isn't enough, which brings us to today's topic — reinstituting the draft.
Heather Kennedy-Bordeaux
August 24, 2015

Excess in massage parlor sting operations is the ultimate abuse

These women — who receive too little of our empathy — deserved protection, too.
Sam Nunn and Andrew Bieniawski
August 24, 2015
An instrument for detecting radiation is seen on a map of the New York area during an exercise to intercept radioactive "dirty bombs" in waterways nea

The threat of a dirty-bomb attack is real

The latest risk is overseas, but there are plenty of concerns and implications right here at home.
Gary Lussier Jr.
August 24, 2015
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Parents are overreacting to football risks

At the youth level, the dangers of brain injury are much lower than what happens in the NFL.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
August 24, 2015
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Voters seeking Superman are disappointed every time

They ceaselessly forget the difference between elections and governing.
Brent Scowcroft
August 24, 2015

Iran deal is a moment the U.S. can't miss

To put it bluntly, it's epochal.
Kevin Terrell
August 22, 2015

MSP airport planning: Let's not rush toward a future we'll hate

Thus far, long-range planning for this facility has been abysmal. Time to change that.
SANDY PAPPAS
August 21, 2015

For Women's Equality Day, still more work is needed

Building upon recent progress in Minnesota, the to-do list for the 2016 Legislature will include paid family leave, earned sick days and more.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View
August 21, 2015
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, receives the Chairman's Award from Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, at the 36th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles

Where are the heirs to Julian Bond?

A generation needs new voices, and not just President Obama's.
Editorial
August 21, 2015

Heroin use is on the rise, and feds are sending mixed signals on opioids

Why would FDA approve OxyContin for use by patients as young as 11 now?
Neeraj Mehta
August 21, 2015
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Editorial counterpoint: The down side to gentrifying the North Side

A domino effect would push out the poor and people of color.
Editorial, Duluth News Tribune
August 21, 2015

Dayton deserves credit for doing his due diligence on mining

However, he needs to realize that no two sites or operations are the same.
George F. Will
August 21, 2015

GOP on immigration: Now the party of oppressive government

I dare say that a victory is not in order, and that, frankly, it looks increasingly unlikely.
Lori Sturdevant
August 21, 2015

Mille Lacs special session: Dayton angled, and legislators didn't bite

Does inaction regarding Lake Mille Lacs indicate that they're losing their appetite for helping in time of trouble?
Steve Calvin
August 21, 2015
FILE-- Janice Ryan signs a living will and health care proxy form with her husband, Richard, in Dundee, N.Y., July 23, 2014. After years of debate abo

End-of-life planning: Are we finally ready to talk?

We're beyond "death panels" in the public and private insurance realms. Next hurdle: The personal realm.
D.J. Tice
August 21, 2015
The ungrounding of the institution of higher ed

The ungrounding of the institution of higher ed

Whatever permanence it may have enjoyed is threatened by soaring costs and the government policies that promote this condition.

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