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Letters
February 17, 2017
Reporters raise their hands as President Donald Trump fields questions during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thu

Readers Write (Feb. 18): The president's news conference, stadium suite fallout, school discipline legislation, health insurance, legislators' behavior

It's a mess, all right.
Editorial
February 17, 2017
Just under the new US Bank Stadium, the new, much-debated Commons park opened to little fanfare. But the people's park is turning out to be much bette

There's no time to waste in finding new leader for U.S. Bank Stadium

Super Bowl preparations require search for executive to move quickly.
Allen C. Guelzo and James H. Hulme, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
February 17, 2017
The Golden Gate Bridge at night, with San Francisco in the distance, is seen from Battery Spencer near the Marin Headlands of Marin County, Calif. Pho

California has no more right to secede than the Confederacy did

'Calexit' has no logic or legitimacy, period.
Cartoons
February 16, 2017
Sack cartoon: Kim Jong Un — family man

Sack cartoon: Kim Jong Un — family man

Letters
February 16, 2017
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Readers Write (Feb. 17): Countering violent extremism; Trump's team, Russia, and Democratic comparisons; partisanship on the environment; U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis' availability

Pat Schaffer
February 16, 2017
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Contract law practices aren't a suitable model for surrogacy

As the state weighs legislation in this area, it must carefully consider ethical ramifications.
Willard B. Shapira
February 16, 2017
New England Patriots' Tom Brady holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sund

Here's an idea to make the Minneapolis Super Bowl yuge, really yuge

Let's invite President Trump to do the coin toss, and a whole lot more. You think I'm kidding?
Editorial
February 16, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Mar

Congress should use rarely used law to examine Trump's tax returns

Paulsen should be among those urging Republicans to do the right thing.
Rana Alexander and Jeanne Ronayne
February 16, 2017

Adjudication process didn't 'spiral out of control' in U football players' case

Editorial wrongly faulted a process that differs substantially from a criminal prosecution.
Editorial
February 16, 2017

Keep the 'scoring' of bills in Minnesota's executive branch

No evidence points to the need for a separate Legislative Budget Office.
Letters
February 16, 2017
FILE -In this March 26, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Seoul, South Korea. President Barack O

Readers Write (Feb. 16): The Trump administration and Russia; Congress and Trump; Rep. Erik Paulsen and U.S. Sen. Al Franken, continued; editorial cartoons

Obama blundered on this front. Trump's team is strong; have faith.
Noah Feldman
February 16, 2017
National Security Adviser Michael Flynn arrives in the east Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, for a news conference with P

The law Flynn may have broken? It's been unconstitutional for 218 years.

No one's ever been convicted of violating this companion to the Alien and Sedition Act. There's a reason for that.
Julie Anderson
February 15, 2017
As concern grows about a national opioid epidemic, some seniors now find it harder to get medications they need from doctors and pharmacies. (Ocskay M

To solve opioid abuse, everyone — physicians and beyond — has a responsibility

Family physicians have a vital role, but a complex challenge takes a broad-based effort.
Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg View
February 15, 2017
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Was

With lots of problems and little experience, White House could use a seasoned chief of staff

The president could use one, as shown by a crop of early woes.
Andrew Mathews
February 15, 2017
File- This Oct. 20, 2010, file photo shows Xcel Energyís Sherco Power Plant in Becker, Minn. Minnesota, which already successfully lowered carbon

Bill to keep Xcel's Sherco plan on track just makes sense

Holding up Xcel's natural gas plant would hurt residents of Becker and Sherburne County and a million energy-consuming Minnesotans.

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