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Alyssa Rosenberg, The Washington Post
Vester Flanagan's video and the inevitable live-streamed massacre
The show-off murderer is nothing new, but technology makes grotesque new exhibitionist options likely.
Paula Maccabee
Counterpoint: 'Modern mining' isn't the plan here
Northern Minnesota proposal rejects the best environmental technology as high cost.
Elizabeth Tucker
Counterpoint: I deserve a choice about dying
For 50 years I've fought a painful battle to live. But in the end, it's my decision.
Robert Wager
Counterpoint: Science shows crops are safe — to all but activists
Reservations mislead when consensus and the facts are clear that genetic modification benefits people and the environment.
James Hron
Small number of planned debates is bad for Democrats
The party had a better handle on this during the 2008 election cycle. This time, Republicans are in front, and they are getting all the air.
Phyllis Kahn
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
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
Obama's diplomacy is nowhere near on par with Reagan's
The difference? Nuclear deals consistent with America's red lines.
Ed Edmonds
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
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
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
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.
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
Voters seeking Superman are disappointed every time
They ceaselessly forget the difference between elections and governing.
Brent Scowcroft
Iran deal is a moment the U.S. can't miss
To put it bluntly, it's epochal.
Kevin Terrell
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
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
Editorial
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
Editorial counterpoint: The down side to gentrifying the North Side
A domino effect would push out the poor and people of color.
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