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Larry Smith
Get the word out — now — on insulin options for people with diabetes; we cannot wait
Help is available, right now, for diabetes patients who need it. It's critical for legislators and others to let them know how to get it.
MarDee Rosen Hall
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Counterpoint: Someone does care enough to help potential shooters
Community mental health organizations like mine can get traumatized kids back on track.
Sonny Perdue
Counterpoint from Sonny Perdue: Rest assured, USDA will do right by BWCA and Minnesota
Conservation and economic development can coexist, something a hasty Obama administration decision precluded. The right process for reviewing mining plans will protect all.
David Banks
In case you missed it: Ilhan Omar on Israel and her motivating values on foreign affairs
Israel's decision to block her visit to the West Bank is neither constructive nor friendly to the people of the district she represents.
Harry Litman
Joaquin Castro struck a nerve, but publishing a list of donors is constitutional
Critics want to have their political-donation-as-protected-speech cake and eat it, too.
Amitha Kalaichandran
Suzie Mulesky
Amnesty's 'travel advisory' in wake of U.S. shootings undercuts its human-rights aims
Amnesty International's warning that travelers to the U.S. are at risk for gun violence oversteps what the organization typically does and hurts causes it aims to support.
Editorial
Trump's EPA keeps clearing the way for mining in Alaska's Bristol Bay
The administration's efforts to loosen regulations puts fishery at risk.
Ian Birrell
What I've witnessed in Hong Kong
Protesters are scared but resolute even as a crackdown by China may loom.
David Winston, CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
When we stop talking to one another, democracy dies in silence
My organization asked people whether they keep quiet about their political views online to avoid conflict with friends and family. Almost half said they did.
Tom Berkelman, Arne H. Carlson and Janet Entzel
PolyMet mining proposal: Let the sunshine in
State leaders are still sweeping too much of this under the rug.
Editorial
Republicans are finally offering up ideas to fight climate change
It's a welcome development, but they should add a carbon tax to their list.
Michael Paymar
Let's invest in alternatives to mining for northeastern Minnesota
The Destination Medical Center in Rochester offers a template. If we instead proceed with mining plans, disaster looms.
Counterpoint on Minnesota's urban rural-divide: A way forward
An initiative by the Regional Council of Mayors starts with the premise that we do have a shared destiny.
Editorial
Presidential candidates should pledge not to fake out the voters
Trump may be a lost cause, but Americans deserve honest messaging.
Justin Fox
How and how not to move government jobs out of Washington
The Trump administration is bungling an otherwise good policy.
Suzanne Nossel
Joaquin Castro's tweet on Trump donors was discourse, not doxxing
We must address online harassment without suppressing protected speech.
Michael R. Bromwich
Lay off the conspiracy theories in Jeffrey Epstein's death
There are questions surrounding his death for sure, and we can be mature enough to wait for properly investigated answers.
Leonid Bershidsky
Europe is taking a wild ride on e-scooters
Late adopters may be wise to hold back and observe how cities manage the injuries, the practicality and the clutter.
Art Rolnick and Mark L.J. Wright
In Minnesota, an economics research revolution 50 years strong
The core of today's economic discourse was established right here half a century ago through a unique — and still vibrant — Minnesota partnership.
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