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Letters
Readers Write (May 26): Minneapolis superintendent selection, Hillary Clinton's e-mail, health care costs, airport security, Donald Trump's VP options, life's persistent questions
The Minneapolis Public Schools: This superintendent because … ?
Bob "Again" Carney Jr.
Here's the win-win solution to Southwest light rail
In order to get the state bonding bill back on track this year, start by scrapping the route's embattled Kenilworth corridor and tunnel.
Peter J. Nelson and Dale Kurschner
Counterpoint: Minnesota is, in fact, losing the ultrarich
And with 2013 tax hike, fewer affluent folks are moving here.
Myron Orfield and Will Stancil
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Race and housing in the Twin Cities: Further context from the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity report
The cost per unit for predominantly white subsidized housing is typically far higher than that for traditional subsidized housing.
Kelley Lindquist
Race and housing in the Twin Cities: Don't underestimate the value of building spaces for artists
A recent report did not truly reflect the work we do at Artspace — including our efforts on behalf of artists of color and their families.
Jamie Grant
State of the arts: Minnesotans don't brag — but I'm new here
From afar, and now as leader of the Ordway Center in St. Paul, I've seen so much that impresses. One example: the Flint Hills International Children's Festival, which opens next week.
Letters
Readers Write (May 25): Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges, the 2016 Legislature, airport security, Trump on climate change
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges: Of style and substance.
Paula Dwyer, Bloomberg View
How to bring back labor without relying on unions
We need acknowledgment, we need innovation and, yes, we need government activism.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View
The Clarence Thomas dissent that broke my heart
Let me begin by praising this justice as a man of principle — but one who, in a case involving the racial makeup of a Georgia jury pool, bent over too far to seem fair.
Letters
Readers Write (May 24): The 2016 Legislature, the rich and taxes
One word for what transpired in St. Paul: appalling.
Richard Greelis
Brooklyn Park police video: Shift from civility to survival mode can be needed in an instant
If police officers have learned anything, it's that they can never count on their adversaries to act logically.
Charlie Auspos
Wheelock Whitney had influence, all right – the best kind
Businessman cared most about people, and that was what I learned as a young recruit.
Editorial
Getting more travelers into PreCheck program
That's one way to address growing airport security system overload.
Don Wright
Treatment costs: Don't jeopardize my health to fix health care
Because life, even with a serious illness like multiple myeloma, is a marathon worth running.
Lawrence R. Jacobs
Wake up and see the Trump card: He can win
The chattering classes have been predicting the candidate's demise for months. Here are 5 reasons why these pundits are still wrong.
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