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Steve Cramer
Counterpoint: In planning the city's new core, we look up, not down
There are proposals on the table on how to make skyways more user-friendly.
John S. Adams
Counterpoint: Skyways provide the vital lifeline for downtown
Love 'em or hate 'em, the skyways have proved a vital lifeline for downtown.
Letters
Readers Write (April 28): Trump tax plan, Minneapolis Police Department, student fees, KQRS
The haters will hate Trump's proposal.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View (TNS)
The Handmaid's Tale: There's nothing "timely" or even plausible about this yarn
It's one thing to enjoy a dystopian story in a book or on the screen, but there's something very wrong with claiming it is reality.
Letters
Editorial, Akron Beacon Journal
GOP health care revisions cater to House Freedom Caucus
States could scrap protections for those with preexisting conditions.
Editorial
Trump's management by crisis creates needless instability
Switch from top-down mode is hard, but he must make transition.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
Global economy is growing, but threats are looming
Political instability could lead to bad policies, and growth is already tepid.
Opinion
Body-shaming in America: Not 'fit' to be president?
Bias against fat: by Trump, by Trump's haters about Trump — by too many people, period.
Opinion
Open-meetings need to be precisely that: open to all
St. Paul and Minneapolis school boards take advantage of poorly conceived state guidance to close meetings to the public.
Opinion
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Letters
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Readers Write (April 26): Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges' revelation about abuse, buffer strips, Edina and the smoking age, renaming Lake Calhoun
A helpful action by the mayor, who revealed being abused.
Editorial
Medical providers need to take leadership role in U.S. health reform debate
They need to be loud and strong on plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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