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Aaron J. Brown
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Canadians can't fathom the length of our political campaigns
Consider the Eighth Congressional District race with that in the adjacent jurisdiction across the border.
Mike Hatch
Mike Hatch: Six actions Minnesota can take now to combat health-insurance costs
These premium increases are not acceptable.
Editorial
Boko Haram isn't done spreading death and destruction
Nigeria will need help eradicating the extremist Islamist group.
Faith Ralston
We can put civility back in discussion
Don't wait for everyone else. Be the first.
Albert R. Hunt
After "rigged election" Clinton will be pushed to clean up a "rigged economy."
The left (with help from the GOP) will make life difficult for President Hillary Clinton.
Editorial
Trump's 'rigged' election talk threatens democracy
There's no evidence to support his dangerous voter fraud claims.
Ron Britz
Wells Fargo's cross-selling controversy: In defense of John Stumpf
I've known this good man for 50 years. He was the leader, so he's taken the heat — but it's not a fair reflection of his legacy.
Mark W. Sheffert
Wells Fargo fiasco resulted from leadership culture the company apparently plans to keep
Insular, entrenched executives, a pliant board of directors, and a new CEO from the ranks are the makings of more problems.
Mark Dayton
Gov. Mark Dayton: Don't believe Republicans; MNsure is not the problem
They are, with their obstructive tactics in the state House and Senate. I need DFL majorities in both houses of the Legislature to fulfill my pledge of progress.
Bill O'Brien
Politics in 2016: An apology to millennial voters, and a wish
You didn't create this presidential campaign mess, and you certainly can't heal it to perfection. But you know what? You can vote and make things a lot better.
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
Arkansas is pleased to forget Hillary Clinton
Shifting party alliances aside, it struck me as strange that the state's former activist first lady doesn't enjoy lingering support from her time and achievements there. I set out to learn why.
Greg Bolles
Politics in 2016: What's the lesson kids are learning from this?
Nowadays, it seems to be OK for supporters of one candidate to be ostracized by backers of another. Whatever happened to civility?
Editorial
Why have so many men dropped out of the labor force?
New study has found that painkillers are taking a toll.
David Stillman
Nation's newest voters are not the millennials, but 14 million Gen Zers
Many in this group, born between 1995 and 2012, are coming of age.
Editorial
Why a Nobel Prize for Bob Dylan?
The goal, it seems, is to extend the artist as artifact into one for the ages. Good plan.
Editorial
Will NAACP look out for the kids in charter school vote?
Calling for a moratorium on charters could reverse a lot of progress.
Dylan Kelly
Editorial counterpoint: Instead of harping on promises to freeze tuition, support reform
Our association, representing students at the Minnesota community and technical colleges, argues that affordability must be a priority.
Beth Bronski
Trump sexual abuse allegations stir unwelcome flashbacks
Like many women, I experienced unwanted advances in my hometown and in the workplace. So why has so little changed?
Paul M. Olson
A tale of good fortune, with thanks to Minnesota's immigrants
After a brush with the medical community, I recognize that the face of our state has changed — for the better.
D.J. Tice
First, let's protect the rule of law
Among the signs of the American collapse, this is one flashing in neon.
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