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Kate Ross
Access for the disabled: Demanded by law, often ignored in practice
A short period in a wheelchair after an injury was illuminating.
Richard G. Lugar and Edward Montgomery
Introducing the Bipartisan Index
Since various special-interest groups are measuring politicians' adherence to their principles, let's put this important one in the mix.
Louis Stanley Schoen
In a diverse America, 'Uncle Sam' needs a family
How might we make this national symbol, a stern white male, more inclusive?
Letters
Readers Write (May 20): An iconic image for Minnesota, the 2015 legislative session, early education, Texas shootout, the death penalty, poverty, air travel
Here's your iconic possibility — the Washington Monument scaffolding (mothballed).
Editorial
A minimal finish for a divided state government
Inability to find bipartisan accord blocks needed legislation.
Adam Minter
Cockpit cameras would improve safety on airplanes
Much is already recorded, but this step would bring clarity that other data don't provide.
Ralph Nader
Why run for president if you don't have a chance?
Well, it depends on whether your agenda is personal or truly in the public interest. You'll do better with the first, because the media will help you along.
Editorial
Minnesota Orchestra's Cuba tour should generate new interest at home
Healing was needed and hopefully has begun.
Editorial
The seniors are coming to Twin Cities housing
The area must adjust to provide the larger mix of affordable living options they will demand.
Lori Sturdevant
Lori Sturdevant: Legislature's work impeded by Capitol's reconstruction
Usual patterns of lawmaking interaction were disrupted this year — and next year could be worse.
Doug Hughes
Why I flew a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol Lawn
I did it to save our democracy from the corrosive influence of money in politics.
Julia Yurista Stephens
Urban farming in New Brighton: The Great Chicken Divide
It's being battled out in my suburb — and, boy, is it a doozy.
Letters
Readers Write (May 19): Tsarnaev death sentence; Dayton, the Legislature and early ed; GMO foods
The meaning of a death sentence in the Boston Marathon bombing.
Jack Uldrich
Minnesota needs an iconic structure, pronto
We're competing globally for talent. It would help to put the "Star of the North" on the map, literally.
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