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Robert Moffit, Heritage Foundation (TNS)
Trump and Congress need to stabilize reeling Obamacare insurance markets
And soon, as Obamacare costs threaten to uninsure the insured.
Laura Hermer
Protect Minnesota's strong, proud history of health coverage
Absolutely voters should tell their representatives in Washington to oppose changes at the federal level.
John Rash
Rash Report: Eras diverge in a week of defining media moments
Dramatic differences in policy, personality await the nation.
Ron Way
Cancer: Can we cure it, or just keep up?
We'd like to believe in moonshots, but this disease is complex. Does that mean the 'war on cancer' is hopeless? No, but maybe it's imperfectly focused.
D.J. Tice
Trump's rise is a time to build up constitutional 'border security'
Let's hope he truly did appreciate Antonin Scalia.
Lori Sturdevant
Possible maneuver on light rail is a step away from 'One State'
It involves dissolving the Counties Transit Improvement Board.
Anna Kvinge
Trump should retain envoy to Norway
Sam Heins is a strong ambassador in an important country, but he's been on the job only a short time because of a long confirmation delay.
Andrew Malcolm, Special to McClatchy (TNS)
With big national gains since 2010, GOP has shot at long-term electoral success
Big wins nationally since 2010 put the party in charge — now it has to deliver.
Ed Rogers, The Washington Post
Hothead Trump seems to have named a cool, calm Cabinet
It's reassuring to see grace, respect, and composure from Trump's picks -- qualities he lacks, at least in public.
Editorial
Defunding Planned Parenthood would cripple health care delivery
Its clinics serve 2.5 million people annually, and many are low-income.
Doug Loon, Charlie Weaver, Tim Worke, John Raines, Todd Pufahl and Glen Johnson
No more excuses; transportation infrastructure funding demands action
Here are some business-labor ideas to help the state get going.
Dan Cohen
Minneapolis' sanctuary city ordinance: Bad policy could be expensive, too
Keeping a bad policy to stick it to Donald Trump could be both expensive and harmful.
Tico Perez, Orlando Sentinel (TNS)
Trustworthy, loyal, courteous, brave: Rex Tillerson is the Scout we need
I watched Trump's pick for Secretary of State run the Boy Scouts with skill, devotion and compassion.
Vicki Pieser
I'll be marching for a whole lot of people – past, present and future
I sat out the protests of the '60s, to my disappointment. Now, traveling by bus to D.C., and fueled by thoughts of people who were persecuted or bypassed over the years, I'm thrilled to take part.
Mary Losure
No cat hat for me, but we women marchers are still closely knit
Though I won't don the symbolic headgear that others will, we'll be united in showing Donald Trump that he must listen to everyone.
Al Lund
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Charitable gaming bears more than its fair tax share; time for a change
Organizations are taxed by the state on every dollar, including their donations. That should be changed.
Trump can use Obama's inroads in Cuba to bring real change
The new president can use the outgoing one's inroads to bring real change.
Erik Wemple, The Washington Post
BuzzFeed's ridiculous rationale for publishing the Trump-Russia dossier
The public can't "make up its own mind" about allegations like these.
Editorial, Duluth News Tribune
Duluth keeps working to end sex trafficking
Port is no longer the epicenter, but too many kids remain at risk.
Editorial, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Rural Minnesota needs new leaders to emerge on broadband issue
Statewide economy needs better technology to be competitive.
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