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Catherine Dehdashti
December 3, 2016
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Macy's end could be near, but it's Dayton's we mourn

Macy's end could be near, but it's still Dayton's we mourn.
Editorial
December 2, 2016

Democrats shouldn't fight confirmation of Rep. Tom Price

But they shouldn't roll over when it comes to lousy health care reform ideas.
Tom Kertscher, PolitiFact
December 2, 2016

PolitiFact: Stein claim about Wisconsin voting machines is absurd

The Green Party candidate said the state uses outlawed machines. That's utterly false.
Michael Guyette
December 2, 2016
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Minnesota should tackle health care costs now

We can't afford to wait for a national solution. And there are things we can do, such as re-creating something like the old high-risk pool.
John Rash
December 2, 2016
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Rugby player Gareth Thomas in a Guinness Beer ad that is part of the British Arrows Awards now screening at the Walker Art Cen

Rash Report: Brexit not an exit of U.K. creativity

The British Arrows Awards, now screening at the Walker, show Britain's international cultural impact.
Adam Copeland
December 2, 2016

'Materialism' isn't always a dirty word

New focus on craft and quality redeems the 'stuff' of life.
D.J. Tice
December 2, 2016

Unions and sound policing: New evidence of an old obstacle

Police chiefs, sheriffs get overruled on disciplinary actions.
Lori Sturdevant
December 2, 2016

Voters do worry that billionaires buy elections

Trump, unbeholden to big money? Just a wish.
Steve Calvin
December 2, 2016
The future of health insurance: A shift change in political leadership

The future of health insurance: A shift change in political leadership

How a new crew made up of Republican lawmakers and Trump appointees could heal (not literally repeal) Obamacare.
Editorial
December 2, 2016

Trump's pick for education secretary is a champion of reform

DeVos wants to give families ways to escape low-performing schools.
Omar Alansari-Kreger
December 2, 2016

History abounds with contributions of Islam to civilization

Extremists do no justice to Islam in preserving a slanted narrative that is sharply at odds with a record of achievement.
Mark Kryzer
December 2, 2016

It's time for America to get out of Afghanistan

"Nation-building" hasn't achieved lasting goals, Afghanis continue to suffer casualties and be displaced, and the costs to the U.S. keep mounting.
Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg View
December 2, 2016
FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during the third presidential debate with Democratic pres

Trump's regulatory gimmick is pretty dumb -- and it might just work.

'Add one, cut two' is itself an overly rigid regulation -- but it might force some creating thinking.
Jared Bernstein
December 1, 2016
FILE ó A Carrier plant, which employs more than 1,400 workers and is scheduled to close, with production moving to Mexico, in Indianapolis, March

Carrier deal: Good news for workers, good politics, but not sound economics

The action led by President-elect Trump, while a real relief for 1,100 workers, isn't a sustainable job-saving strategy.
Andrew Morgado
December 1, 2016
Members of the Washington Technology Magnet School Navy junior ROTC held an inspection and review Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at Washington in St. Paul,

Junior ROTC offers opportunities, and results, for students

Data show higher high school graduation rates, lower dropout rates and a higher GPA.
Martha Rosen
December 1, 2016
Minneapolis Central Library, located at 300 Nicollet Mall in downtown has been coping with an influx of homeless people. Thursday, January 31, 2013 ]

Libraries serve wide range of purposes and people, some homeless

Patrons come to read, find information and, in some cases, have a place to go. If there's a problem with priorities, it isn't here.
Bernie Sanders, The Washington Post
December 1, 2016
FILE - In this April 21, 2009 file photo, air conditioners of the Carrier brand, a United Technologies company, are installed in Omaha, Neb. Heavy equ

Bernie Sanders: Carrier just showed corporations how to beat Donald Trump

The great negotiator has revealed that companies can extract favors by threatening to offshore jobs.
Myron Orfield and Will Stancil
November 30, 2016
Marta Pacheco held her daughter Heidi as she joined about a dozen people protesting rising rents at a series of buildings along Pleasant and Pillsbury

Counterpoint: Gentrification isn't the rental problem; poverty is

Sharply falling incomes for blacks and Latinos, not rising rents, drive a housing affordability crisis in Minneapolis.
Sharon Pierce and Rassoul Dastmozd
November 30, 2016
University of St. Thomas downtown Minneapolis campus at 11th Street and Harmon Ave in Minneapolis, MN. Mankato Kasota Stone, a 125-year-old company pr

St. Thomas plan is laudable, but don't overlook Minnesota State's two-year colleges

In serving low-income students, colleges match up more than favorably with St. Thomas plan.
Doug Shidell
November 30, 2016
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Plymouth saw the light; other cities should, too

A code that aims to minimize glare and obtrusive light offers the side benefits of reduced energy use and a lower carbon footprint.
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