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October 11, 2019

AG Barr has legitimate concerns about Facebook's encryption plans

But if there's a 'golden key' for good guys here, hackers might find it.
Dave Durenberger and Shirley Erstad
October 11, 2019
The St. Paul skyline. Seen from Holman Field. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com , Thursday, May 21, 2015

Trash talk? It's just beginning of what ails St. Paul

As mayor plans to honor garbage contracts despite vote, money would be better pointed to housing, potholes and reducing violence.
Jay Richardson
October 11, 2019
Cows eating on Pat Luneman's dairy farm. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Pat Lunemann is president of the Minnesota

Manure treatment helps farmers manage challenge more efficiently

Wisconsin couple found a system to remove water from waste and reclaim materials.
Dan Krekelberg
October 11, 2019
Steve Sjostrom mowed hay in a newly created buffer on his dairy farm in Lafayette Minn. He also crows corn. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startri

Farmers need a trade deal

We don't need handouts — or lip service. Set politics aside and ratify the USMCA.
Scott Gillespie
October 11, 2019
From Ukraine to Jay-Z, a night with President Trump

From Ukraine to Jay-Z, a night with President Trump

One journalist's notes from an exceptional happening in downtown Minneapolis.
Editorial, Chicago Sun-Times
October 10, 2019

Indiana company pollutes Lake Michigan, and regulators look away

Federal, state officials have yet to launch an investigation into spill.
Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg News (TNS)
October 10, 2019
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Oct.

Trump's inquiry defiance is hard to defend

The refusal to cooperate is unusual as the subpoena involves a matter of great importance. But these aren't normal circumstances.
Editorial, Mankato Free Press
October 9, 2019

Schell's Brewery faced herd mentality on social media

Social media posting on scraggly deer created quite a mess in New Ulm.
Tommy Hicks
October 9, 2019
Temporary police barriers are stacked outside the Target Center Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Minneapolis, MN. On Thursday President Donald Trump will h

Trump supporters aren't welcome in Minneapolis, but we're coming anyway

Minnesota Democrats refuse to see progress made under President Donald Trump.
Wes Skoglund
October 9, 2019
Bicyclists rode through the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden on Thursday, August 8, 2019. With Southwest Light Rail Construction, bikers that typically co

A proposal for cracking down on quality-of-life crimes in Minneapolis

Theft of bikes, laptops and more can hurt someone's livelihood.
Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post
October 9, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at a White House event on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Trump vowed on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, to pull back from military involvem

Why this time really IS different for Trump

Suddenly, there's a not-zero chance this president won't be on the 2020 ballot.
Editorial
October 8, 2019

NBA lost its moral compass when China complained about tweet

Team executive had expressed support for prodemocracy protesters.
Winona LaDuke
October 8, 2019
Both opponents and supports of Line 3 lined up before the doors opened to the Senate Building at 9am.] PUC considers stipulations to its June approval

With Enbridge's Line 3, Minnesota has betrayed American Indian people yet again

Minnesota Supreme Court refused to review a decision not to require a Traditional Cultural Properties survey of the land.
Alice Mann and Kelly Morrison
October 8, 2019
In this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 photo, a nurse shows how to change the dosage on an insulin pen at the family practice Primary Care Specialists in No

Counterpoint: Legislators should make insulin policy, not give medical advice

People who live with diabetes should consult carefully with their physician, and we should find a way to make it affordable.
Scott Lambert
October 8, 2019
Governor Tim Walz spoke during a press conference Kaposia Park about his plan to have Minnesota adopt California stricter fuel efficiency stadards.] J

California fuel standards don't make sense for Minnesota

Gov. Walz is California dreaming if he thinks a state with warm weather and fewer trucks is a good model for Minnesota.
Eli Lake, Bloomberg News (TNS)
October 8, 2019
FILE - In this Wednesday, July 11, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as they arrive

Trump vs Erdogan: One bad bully deserves another

Blustering president got backed into a corner; he should welcome the GOP pushback that might get him out of it.
Jeremy Tedesco
October 7, 2019
Angel and Carl Larsen, owners and founders of Telescope Media Group, stand in front of family and friends outside the Federal Courthouse in Saint Paul

The state's decision proves legal weakness of discrimination argument

Not appealing the wedding video case betrays its assault on free speech.
Annette Meeks
October 7, 2019
Document with statistical data, laptop and pen on desk, business people in the background

Dakota County's broadband initiative is a waste of tax dollars

There are failed efforts like this one throughout the state, along with evidence that shows this simply is not what taxpayers want.
Neal C. Buddensiek
October 7, 2019

Dignity is not served by assisted suicide

Palliative care can eliminate suffering.
John C. Chalberg
October 5, 2019
An undated handout photo of New York City police official watching agents pour liquor into a sewer following a raid during the Prohibition era, around

Prohibition and women's suffrage: A 100-year review

It's worth retracing their paths as progressives aim to edit the Constitution again
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