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John Swanson
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Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline replacement is safest option for Minnesota
As the project's sponsor, here's what we'd like you to know.
Sean McDonnell
U.S. Naval Academy ceremony reveals our unity
These first-year students (including my daughter), who will be trained to protect our country, believe in a greater good — no matter their differences.
Dan Nygaard
Counterpoint: From best to worst in five days on Mille Lacs
I care deeply about the long-term health of the lake. But the evidence I've seen while fishing there doesn't support the walleye season restrictions.
Editorial
Battling the 'scourge' of illegal robocalls
FCC cracks down, but it can't stop all the calls on which you should just hang up.
KATHERINE KERSTEN
Postsecondary education for non-dummies
In this era of high technology manufacturing, four years and a bachelor's degree is hardly the only smart path to take. Only 22 percent of jobs in our state require a bachelor's or above.
Lori Sturdevant
There's cause for concern about party role in democracy
Could no-party-endorsement trend reach the state level?
D.J. Tice
Charlie Gard and freedom's final frontier
A baby boy's suffering goes global at the crossroads of the right to try and the right to die.
JIM ABELER
It's time for a bipartisan reset on health care reform
Democrats and Republicans must work together to address issues of cost and quality in the system — and to keep people healthy.
Tony Luke Jr.
Though heroin took my son, I am not ashamed
The Monster is a disease, not a moral failing. That's why I'm urging other families to speak out about their loved ones' opioid addiction.
Editorial, Orange County Register
Time for Congress to do its duty on war powers
Repealing the post-9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force is a start.
John Rash
Rash Report: Gulf diplomatic strife engulfs Al Jazeera, too
The dispute between Qatar and four nations led by Saudi Arabia threatens regional stability.
Rod Sando
Why the DNR is not Mille Lacs protesters' enemy
Comanagement of the walleye fishery is working. But the lake ecology is changing, and political pressure won't produce more fish.
Josh Zeitz, The Washington Post
Liberalism's darkest hour: the 1977 NYC blackout
Half a century ago, a giant power failure sparked chaos and a cultural/political shift that is still unfolding.
David D. Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (TNS)
Whatever happened to the old Paul Ryan?
The speaker, once a principled and spirited conservative, is paying a ruinous price for his forced marriage to Donald Trump.
Kathleen A. Gaylord and Randy Maluchnik
Counterpoint: Here's a new way to appoint Met Council members
Our initiative is not a Republican plot, but a nonpartisan effort to restore trust in the governance of the regional planning agency.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
Donald Trump Jr.: Traitor or just plain wrong? Well, not too bright.
The president's supporters are offering only a weak defense of actions that even a 10-year-old would know are not OK.
Editorial
Trump's voting commission needs a fresh start
Despite states pushing back, the project is still worthwhile.
Carlton F.W. Larson
Donald Trump Jr.: Traitor or just plain wrong? Well, not a traitor.
It wasn't "treason" — not even close — under the Constitution's narrow definition. Guess we need a new term for this betrayal.
Charles R. Vig and Maureen Bausch
Helping to close health disparities among our Native children
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux and the 2018 Host Committee are teaming up to improve the wellness of young Minnesotans.
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