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Brad Meier
Minneapolis, don't go rogue on sick leave mandate
Our economy is too diverse for a one-size-fits-all policy in just one city. As business owners, we urge you to view the bigger picture.
Doug Baker, Mary Brainerd, Andy Cecere and Tim Marx
A legislative no-brainer: Pass state funds to finish project for the homeless
Governing is hard work, but providing money for the new Dorothy Day Center should be easy.
Multiple authors
Student voices are to be heard, not ignored
The media would have you believe that the St. Paul schools are a war zone. The trouble with that is, no one asked us — and we care.
Letters
Readers Write (May 27): Subsidized housing for artists, University of Minnesota, Hillary Clinton
Subsidized housing for artists: The discussion continues.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
Hillary may be better than Trump...but may still belong in jail
It's official now. Clinton's email antics were no honest mistake.
Cartoons
Coleen Carlstedt-Johnson
Can we please just stop playing the 'man card'?
And forget the bogus excuses for why it's just Clinton you dislike.
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.
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