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Opponents cook up another excuse to delay St. Paul crisis center
Parking objections are a ploy that St. Paul council should resist.
Jim Abeler
Let's hit the 'reset' button on UCare
Instead of throwing 475,000 off state programs, take time out to get it right.
Monte Bute
The dangers of groupthink
Strict conformity of opinion is the enemy of intellectual liberty — and both conservatives and liberals fall into this trap.
Letters
Readers Write (Aug. 31): Public scoldings, school supplies, GMOs, televised public comments, sexual consent, climate change, writing quirks, Bob Dylan murals
Before you speak, stop to think about whether you really know it all.
Editorial
Levy requests mount as Minnesota schools start a new year
Flawed system forces districts to return to voters for renewals.
John Kass, Chicago Tribune/TNS
Mock the Trumpians — at your peril
Sure, the true believers are an easy target. But don't underestimate their thirst for populist answers.
Barbara Reynolds
Why our '60s crowd is wary of Black Lives Matter
Baby boomers want to support the new movement, but disagree with its tactics.
OLEG VOSKRESENSKY
Immigration tale: A Russian meets America
(A land of plenty, a land of freedom, a land of curiosities.)
Cartoons
Editorial
Sanders makes his run with the help of small-beer donors
Refreshingly, the average contribution to his campaign is just $31.30.
Letters
Readers Write (Aug. 29): Destruction of antiquities, gun violence, Black Lives Matter, ACT scores, stadium accident, Trump and Sanders
ISIL's actions at Palmyra show why we must study history.
Editorial
U.S. policymakers should prepare now for future fiscal crises
Volatile markets suggest a slowing global economy and the need to act.
John Rash
Seeing the best of America — and immigration — from India
The impact of immigration — an issue vexing multiple countries — depends on a nation's perspective.
Editorial
U.S. has too few judges to effectively enforce immigration laws
Enforcement spending is growing much faster than court budgets.
Editorial, The Economist
The week in the markets: Sky is not falling, but it's shedding a bit
China was the proximate cause of the turmoil. So what, precisely, is the situation there?
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