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Mathews Hollinshead
Southwest light rail: Eliminate the political veto of a practical need
Business leaders must do more to eject obstructionists from legislative power. Metro Transit must have the independence to do its work. Now is the time.
Dave Van Hattum
Southwest light rail: Despite House intransigence, governor must secure local funding
We cannot stop pushing the Legislature on all modes of transportation to benefit all Minnesotans, but for this project, a federal deadline looms.
Daniel W. Drezner
What is it about Henry Kissinger that has put him back on the charts?
He's got Clinton's ear. He's got Trump's … time. Well, I'd be wary, based on Kissinger's actual record.
Paula Dwyer, Bloomberg View (TNS)
Clinton and Trump are both wrong about corporate taxes
He takes a good idea too far. She dismisses research suggesting that workers end up bearing the cost.
Ed Rogers
A Clinton Foundation ditty — it goes something like this
If Hillary Clinton wins, the foundation will not accept foreign money. Until it does.
Toni Easterson
Counterpoint: May the old days endure — selectively
Much to admire of America, but there's also much to be rid of.
Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Naked Trump statues are beneath us
We don't get to be the movement that preaches inclusiveness if we embrace this type of mockery.
Editorial
A novel approach to attract book readers
Some publishers are releasing serial-like installments.
Emily Piper
Counterpoint: Minnesota leads in helping the disabled to live independently
Although a recent lawsuit hinders our work, we are definitely on the right track.
Jason George, Matthew Gordon and Joan Lee
![Members of anti-pipeline Native American environmental group Honor the Earth protested outside then many members attended the hearing. ] GLEN STUBBE *](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/C6TOTJBTHZGRIRBIJUAXHMXLWY.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
In Minnesota, red tape is strangling projects like Sandpiper pipeline
Dayton streamlined the environmental permit process. Why is it taking so long?
Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
PolitiFact: If a President Trump gave the military an illegal order …
… would commanders follow it? Should they? What's been said and what the precedent is.
Editorial
Pence provides a fine example for Trump on tax returns
But so far, the nominee seems intent on financial secrecy.
Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg View
Should the U.S. be more like Denmark? Vice versa?
Both countries have something to learn from the other, but the evidence doesn't suggest benefits to a wholesale melding of ideology.
Editorial
Afghan interpreters deserve U.S. support
Instead, lawmakers are questioning their special status
John Rash
Rash Report: 'Average Mohamed' story is everything but average
Minneapolis' Mohamed Amin Ahmed creates a cartoon counternarrative to extremism.
Peter M. Leschak
Metazoa's arc: Our personal stake in human destiny
The march of progress has brought us to a distinctly human era — which calls for an examination of our personal stake in destiny.
Frederic W. "Fritz" Knaak
Editorial counterpoint: As far as transit goes, Minneapolis is acting like a brat
Since when was there consensus on a "one for all and all for one" metro-area system?
Brian Blase, Tribune News Service (TNS)
Obamacare's critical condition
The subsidies, the mandate and corporate welfare didn't work, and the individual insurance market is in disarray
AHMED THARWAT
New Olympic sport: judging athletes in hijabs
The Egyptian women's beach volleyball team changed the conversation about women's dress and feminism.
David Morris
Counterpoint: Reconsider just what a 'public good' is
Aren't rural high-speed internet and garbage collection worth government playing a role?
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