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Paul Waldman
Why the U.S. Supreme Court is this year's most important issue
Beware the unpredictable ripple effect of this week's major rulings.
John Rash
Rash Report: 'Brexit' both inward and international in scope
Officially, membership in the European Union was on the ballot, but British identity was seemingly at issue, too.
Gary Starr
Pain relief: Medical cannabis as an alternative to deadly opioids
Opioid deaths are down 25 percent in states where medical marijuana is legal. On July 1, it will be legally available to many more Minnesotans, if doctors and patients are willing to pursue it.
Reframing the debate over HPV vaccine
Oncologists emphasize cancer prevention to promote wider inoculation.
Bob Dettmer
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Editorial counterpoint: Veteran tax relief honors sacrifice of those who served
Minnesota's historic exemption allows career military members to keep their full pensions.
Thomas E. Mann
Disorder in the House, over guns and more
Democrats' sit-in is a justified act of civil disobedience.
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders: Here's what we want
It's not about me, it's about real change, in the following ways.
Jean O'Connell
Jean O'Connell: Why I quit the St. Paul school board
The way the superintendent transition has been handled exemplifies a public body that doesn't grasp its role.
Editorial, St. Cloud Times
Advice to Dayton: Forget a special session
Minnesota must do better on a pro-growth, pro-jobs strategy that reduces cost burdens.
Mike Milstead
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Minnesota leaders, convene a special session. Pass a tax bill!
Minnesota must do better on a pro-growth, pro-jobs strategy that reduces cost burdens.
Al Lund
Charitable gaming: Accidental tax relief, and a chance to make bigger repairs
Our tax burden is too high, and we're tired of seeing our work benefit the pro sports world rather than local communities.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
Health care premiums are going up again. Now what?
A big part of the problem is simply that the insurers cannot make a profit at current prices.
Chris Sprigman and Mark Lemley
'Notice and takedown': The right copyright law at the right time
Let's save it from changes that could break the internet.
Mohammed A. Malik
The Omar Mateen I knew (and reported to the FBI)
Donald Trump is wrong that we Muslims don't do our part.
Monte Bute
Is MnSCU (as it's been known) 'too big to fail'?
The numbers say it's an ailing behemoth. Its management is engaged in some peculiar responses. (Such as desperate rebranding.)
Editorial
Sensing an election-year evasion on pensions
Treasury's rejection of plan for Central States leaves no alternative.
Stu Bykofsky, Philadelphia Daily News (TNS)
The Senate's failed gun measures, assessed by (your words) a 'gun nut'
Like me, most gun owners favor reasonable controls — but not everything is a good idea.
Narayana Kocherlakota, Bloomberg View
Kocherlakota: The Fed gets real, but not real enough
Even rate-hike advocate James Bullard has dialed it back. But, really, the economy's risks call for rate reduction.
Michael Nesset
The cellist, the street person and me
Privileged or not, all of us are a sum of our experiences — and we're all engaged in the pursuit of putting the pieces together.
Editorial, Duluth News Tribune
After caucus crowding, Legislature sets up improved hybrid system
Minnesotans will be able to vote in presidential primary in 2020.
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