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Al Lund
June 22, 2016
JIM GEHRZ ï jgehrz@startribune.comChanhassen/December 4 , 2010/3:00 PMThe Chanhassen American Legion is among the most popular placed in the metr

Charitable gaming: Accidental tax relief, and a chance to make bigger repairs

Our tax burden is too high, and we're tired of seeing our work benefit the pro sports world rather than local communities.
Letters
June 22, 2016
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Readers Write (June 23): Taxes, MnSCU becomes 'Minnesota State,' Allina nurses' strike, foster parenting

Taxes: This military veteran can't afford this state.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
June 22, 2016
In this 2015 photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, was displayed on a laptop screen in Washington

Health care premiums are going up again. Now what?

A big part of the problem is simply that the insurers cannot make a profit at current prices.
Chris Sprigman and Mark Lemley
June 22, 2016

'Notice and takedown': The right copyright law at the right time

Let's save it from changes that could break the internet.
Mohammed A. Malik
June 21, 2016
Omar Mateen killed 49 people and injured 53 others inside the Pulse nightclub in Orland on June 12.

The Omar Mateen I knew (and reported to the FBI)

Donald Trump is wrong that we Muslims don't do our part.
Monte Bute
June 21, 2016
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Is MnSCU (as it's been known) 'too big to fail'?

The numbers say it's an ailing behemoth. Its management is engaged in some peculiar responses. (Such as desperate rebranding.)
Editorial
June 21, 2016

Sensing an election-year evasion on pensions

Treasury's rejection of plan for Central States leaves no alternative.
Letters
June 21, 2016
On June 19, nurses walked around Abbott Northwestern on the first day of the strike in Minneapolis.

Readers Write (June 22): Allina nurses' strike, rape case fallout at St. Catherine, racial equity, disabilities, end-of-life directives

And that $10 million goes where?
Stu Bykofsky, Philadelphia Daily News (TNS)
June 21, 2016
From left: Colin Goddard, of Everytown for Gun Safety, Erica Smegielski, daughter of slain Sandy Hook Elementary School principal Dawn Hochsprung, and

The Senate's failed gun measures, assessed by (your words) a 'gun nut'

Like me, most gun owners favor reasonable controls — but not everything is a good idea.
Narayana Kocherlakota, Bloomberg View
June 21, 2016
Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Yellen said the U.S. economy faces a nu

Kocherlakota: The Fed gets real, but not real enough

Even rate-hike advocate James Bullard has dialed it back. But, really, the economy's risks call for rate reduction.
Michael Nesset
June 20, 2016
The cellist, the street person and me

The cellist, the street person and me

Privileged or not, all of us are a sum of our experiences — and we're all engaged in the pursuit of putting the pieces together.
Editorial, Duluth News Tribune
June 20, 2016

After caucus crowding, Legislature sets up improved hybrid system

Minnesotans will be able to vote in presidential primary in 2020.
Sean White
June 20, 2016
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Counterpoint: Guns, civics and suspicion

What really holds back action on big issues like gun control? A lack of trust in government.
Editorial
June 20, 2016
The Capitol is still officially closed to the public. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Thursday, March 3, 2016 With less than a week left befor

A wasteful Minnesota tax break on military pensions

One can appreciate the sacrifices of vets but still question new state policy.
Letters
June 20, 2016
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Readers Write (June 21): The U.S. constitution, policy on Syria, artists' housing, Twin Cities traffic

Redraft the Constitution? No, no, no, no, no.

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