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Editorial
As Minnesota stalls, some states ramp up transportation funding
It's important to stay competitive with critical infrastructure investment.
Steve Kelley
Counterpoint: No, charters are NOT unconstitutional
Minnesota's Constitution is different — and we shouldn't be too quick to turn our schools over to the courts.
Letters
Readers Write (Oct. 6): Pedestrian deaths, gun violence, charter schools, Black Lives Matter, the Twins
Pedestrian safety should not be in our public blind spot.
Bush's energy plan takes a pass on climate change
A true conservative would offer up a mix of market-based policies.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View
This term, the Supreme Court may take a right turn
Two important cases, on unions and affirmative action, have liberals bracing for conservative victories.
Editorial
Weighing the merits of critical Trans-Pacific Partnership
Given the stakes, consider the facts on economic, diplomatic impact.
Kent Nerburn
It's our gun culture that's mentally ill
We must change, not just laws, but hearts and minds — beginning with our own.
Nathan Dungan
Jack Black's appearance was a publicity gimmick for his new movie
This type of promotion is a blatant violation of the Minneapolis Public Schools policy on advertising in the schools.
Editorial
Compromise respects rights of runners, protesters at Twin Cities Marathon
Coleman reaches a compromise that should ensure safety for all.
Editorial
Placing the blame for another mass shooting
Obama's proactive leadership is needed on gun laws, mental health.
Letters
Readers Write (Oct. 3): Guns and the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon
Insecurity permeates our lives, yet we resist change.
Stephen B. Young and Asad Zaman
Muslims respect constitutional principles
Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson was wrong:Their faith is indeed compatible with constitutional democracy.
Editorial, The Economist
Needed in the Middle East: Backbone like Putin's
It may be hubris, but it beats Obama's dithering.
George F. Will
The James Webb Space Telescope: Helping us find our place
The new tool for discovery is an out-of-this-world, only-in-America achievement.
Jeremiah Christopher Whitten
Health care: The amazing kindness of strangers
In illness, I need help doing things I should have been able to do myself — and I was given that assistance, with cheer.
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