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Cartoons
January 18, 2017
Sack cartoon: Moving day at the White House

Sack cartoon: Moving day at the White House

New York Times editorial
January 18, 2017

British prime minister offers a more realistic view of Brexit

Until Tuesday, Theresa May had been vague about nation's next moves.
Editorial
January 18, 2017
Working group chairs Prep Peggy Scott and Senator Scott Dibble listened to testimony on the issue. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Thursday, J

Minnesota needs to face reality about Real ID

Opinion
January 18, 2017
Steve Rice • srice@startribune.com Minneaoplis, 09/10/2007 - The Oak Grill is marking their 60th anniversary, located on the 12th Floor of Macy

Macy's closing: More than a downtown department store at stake

It's easy to see why Macy's failed: Poor service, no local flair. But it's also hurt other businesses, as well as sapping downtown vitality.
Editorial
January 17, 2017

Inauguration boycott is misguided

Democrats should be full participants in peaceful transfer of power.
Opinion
January 17, 2017

Counterpoint: Ideals of the 'old-school feminists' still matter

Here's why we suggested that women specifically lead the procession on Jan. 21.
Letters
January 17, 2017
The lectern from where president-elect Donald Trump will speak during a rehearsal for the presidential inauguration outside the U.S. Capitol in Washin

Readers Write (Jan. 18): Trump's inauguration, U.S. Bank Stadium and Michele Kelm-Helgen, movie stars and CEOs, Leonard Peltier

Don't boycott a national moment.
Editorial
January 17, 2017
Rex Tillerson, chief executive of Exxon Mobil and President-elect Trump’s choice for secretary of state, testifies at his confirmation hearing

Hearing independent voices in Trump's cabinet

Confirmation hearings revealed nominees who are unafraid to disagree.
Opinion
January 17, 2017
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U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis: We've begun to treat our nation's regulatory disease

The mother of all regulatory nightmares, Obamacare, remains to be addressed. But we've started on that, too.
Opinion
January 17, 2017
Jonah Paretti, left, founder and chief executive of BuzzFeed with Ben Smith, editor in chief, at offices in New York, Aug. 7, 2014. The website BuzzFe

Which news media should we rally around?

The web newcomers? The bloggers? The cable networks? The mainstream veterans? Too chaotic. Instead, let's make the debate specifically about the practice of journalism.
Opinion
January 17, 2017
I'm a lobbyist. Don't hate me.

I'm a lobbyist. Don't hate me.

Let me try to explain what we do and why it's important.
Opinion
January 16, 2017
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What I learned about politics by attending the rodeo

The team members who work the event function like a well-oiled machine. Their skills, it seems, could transfer.
Editorial
January 16, 2017

Leonard Peltier should finish his life in prison

His case was about two murders, not mistreatment of Native Americans.
Letters
January 16, 2017

Readers Write (Jan. 17): Sanctuary cities, the Trump transition and conflicts of interest, the Women's March on Washington

Let's get specific about the law.
Editorial
January 16, 2017
Children from a local school use the gym during physical education at the Brian Coyle Center on Monday, October 24, 2016, in Minneapolis, Minn. ] RENE

A missed opportunity in the effort to thwart terror

Minnesota leaders should have lauded first grants as important step.
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