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John Gunyou
December 8, 2016
A scene from the 2012 Minnesota DFL State Convention.

The DFL has a problem; here's an intervention and three-step program to help

And you do have one, as the elections show. A three-step program could help you win back voters who've left you.
TINA SMITH
December 8, 2016
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Poised to offer paid parenting leave, Minnesota govt. sets a very good example

Minnesota is poised to offer the too-rare benefit to state workers. Others should follow suit.
Letters
December 8, 2016
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Readers Write (Dec. 9): Wedding-services lawsuit, 'Cold Outside' lyrics, downtown Minneapolis, Dayton administration, political discourse

The notion that integrity hinges on wedding videos is grandiose.
Editorial
December 8, 2016

Minneapolis takes a smart step to help small businesses

New 'navigator' office should make it easier to obtain city approvals.
Paul Waldman, The Washington Post
December 8, 2016
FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2016 file photo, the Supreme Court building is seen Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) ORG XMIT: WX102

Is Roe v. Wade doomed?

Maybe not, even if Trump gets to put more legal abortion opponents on the Supreme Court. But the chances are stronger than ever.
Cartoons
December 7, 2016
Sack cartoon: Kellogg's, Breitbart

Sack cartoon: Kellogg's, Breitbart

Editorial
December 7, 2016

Standing Rock pipeline protest is much ado about basic infrastructure

Army Corps went to great lengths to adjust Dakota Access route.
Carl Larsen
December 7, 2016
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Religious beliefs and the marketplace: We're acting pre-emptively to protect our rights

We want to tell great film stories about marriage between men and women. State law would wrongly bind us.
Steven P. Aggergaard
December 7, 2016
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Sue over fake news? You'd face some tough realities

Caveat lector – "reader beware" – and other factors suggest the law is wary to protect news consumers from themselves.
Edward Goetz
December 7, 2016
Tribune News Service/TNS

Counterpoint: Criticism of study on gentrification missed key points

For one thing, increases in rent have a greater impact in individual neighborhoods than citywide medians indicate.
Editorial
December 7, 2016
Globe University, Woodbury, Minnesota. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Monday, April 13, 2015 ORG XMIT: MIN1504131737501228

Keep the pressure on for-profit schools to be accountable

Fraud scandal at two Minnesota schools leaves students as victims.
Letters
December 7, 2016
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Readers Write (Dec. 8): Fake news, wedding-services lawsuit, sanctuary cities, 'Cold Outside' lyrics, ranked-choice voting

One side has dominated while the other has shrunk from the fake-news battle.
William Inboden
December 7, 2016

The lessons of Pearl Harbor and an 'end to illusions'

The consequences of retreating behind our borders are a concern again today.
Cartoons
December 7, 2016
Sack cartoon: Standing Rock under Trump

Sack cartoon: Standing Rock under Trump

Editorial
December 6, 2016

Post-election, NRA ramps up attack on gun laws

Organization spent $40 million to help elect Trump and Senate candidates.

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