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Iron Range jobless need the kind of help legislative special session offers
An unemployment benefits extension fits the bill as a pressing issue.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View
Seventy years later: Was an injustice done at Nuremberg -- to the Nazis?
The charges weren't actually about the Holocaust. Few shed tears for the monsters condemned. Still, was victors' justice legally legitimate?
John Rash
Presidential rhetoric in times of crisis
Obama's words carry particular weight when it comes to crises in the Mideast and Europe as well as the diplomatic "pivot" to Asia.
Editorial
Russia, our once and future ally?
When Putin, the enemy of our enemy, is our ... well, still our enemy.
George F. Will
Freedom of speech extends to free advice on pets
Weightier issues aside, the Supreme Court should clarify the rules around regulating occupational speech.
Letters
Readers Write (Nov. 23): Rail safety, health insurance, workplace rules, U student government, e-mail and accountability
The Star Tribune Editorial Board and others are wrong about rail safety.
Editorial
A worthy effort to reduce violent crime: Target repeat gun offenders
Strong sentences should be part of anti-violence strategy.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
Troubling symptoms for Obamacare
UnitedHealth's ills with its exchange policies don't bode well for the market.
Editorial
Asian 'pivot' shouldn't be derailed by Mideast crises
Asian summits overshadowed by ISIL, Syrian civil war and refugees.
Robin Phillips
Editorial counterpoint: Slamming the door on refugees won't make us more secure
It's not an either/or decision. Instead of taking a pause in the process, the U.S. should let its resettlement system work.
Letters
Readers Write (Nov. 21): Syrian refugees, Jamar Clark shooting, protests
Which principles do we honor with refugee vote?
Gary Copland
That bulldozer in the forest isn't going to stop me
No matter that a bike trail is cutting a swath of destruction. Planting trees is my labor of love.
Editorial
Obesity crisis: Government must respond, but how?
Public health is one of its responsibilities.
Lori Sturdevant
Leaders can learn much from looking beyond their horizon
A series of exchanges between officials of Minnesota and Germany showed as much — but it's ending.
Dick meyer, Scripps Washington Bureau (TNS)
Terror coverage: A guide to absorbing the horror, the horror
Arms and lips flap after terror events, but you're actually free to maintain your composure.
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