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Paul H. Anderson
Retired Minnesota justice about U.S. Supreme Court: Hope for best, expect worst
The way back from McConnell's distortion of the judicial confirmation process begins with voters.
Editorial, Duluth News Tribune
Unenforced fireworks ban in Minnesota is unwise
Let us buy them legally. Improve safety, collect taxes.
Patricia Torres Ray and Karen Clark
'Not in my backyard' is alive and well in progressive Minneapolis
Environmentalists quietly accept adding pollution to the city's poorest neighborhoods.
Louis Johnson
Twin Cities home prices: A lament
Will this be the next place where the American dream of homeownership is dashed?
David Osmek
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Counterpoint: Critics of Minnesota Senate clean-energy bill are wrong
Environmental groups aren't held accountable by anyone. We policymakers are, and we must strike balances.
Michel Faulkner, New York Daily News (TNS)
Honest talk about stop-and-frisk
The caricature of Michael Bloomberg doesn't jibe with the man I saw.
Editorial
Prison hasn't changed Rod Blagojevich
There are, however, ways the recently freed can contribute to the greater good.
Dave Anderson
Family policy, Social Security: How Democrats could truly reach voters in the middle
Give a tax credit to those staying at home with a child. Increase Social Security but keep it solvent by pushing back the age.
Denise Mattson
Note to Amy Klobuchar: We're still waiting for a real mea culpa on staff treatment
You could win over this Elizabeth Warren supporter, senator. But you must show us that you'll be a better boss.
John R. Torvik
Let's say it again: Term limits would make Congress function
Consider just two otherwise intractable problems: Social Security and federal overspending.
John Kass, Tribune Content Agency
Trump's commutation of Blagojevich buries promise about 'draining the swamp'
Here's the whole, sordid story.
Josh Blackman
Trump has the constitutional power to intervene in Roger Stone's sentencing
It may not be wise, and it may not be the norm, but at least it's in the open.
Katherine Kersten
Katherine Kersten: Constitutional amendment on schools won't help, will hurt
Virtually no state has produced enduring academic gains or narrowed the gap by turning education over to the courts.
Editorial, Mankato Free Press
Mike McFadden
Counterpoint: A (different) conservative look at Minnesota education amendment
I'm drawn to the Page-Kashkari proposal because it addresses both individual rights and accountability.
Lisa Krahn
Medicare is simple but spawns a flurry of costly complexities
Junk mail is just one symptom of a problem.
Matt Little
Counterpoint: Door-knocking is heart and soul of healthy democracy
This about more than campaign strategy. It's how we connect.
Josh Greenman, New York Daily News (TNS)
Michael Bloomberg and the myth of the magic manager
Voters should educate themselves on the presidential candidate's mayoral failures as well.
Eric Dregni
'Democratic socialists' should look to American Northland for a Nordic utopia
After living in Norway for a year, we returned to find that Scandinavian socialists had a long history here, well before Bernie Sanders came into popularity.
Cal Thomas, Tribune Content Agency (TNS)
Moderate, centrist: What do these mean?
Labels have an effect on how the public views a person. The problem is that they aren't applied equally.
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