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Letters
July 21, 2017
Muskie fisherman leave a public boat launch near Grand Casino Mille Lacs Thursday, July 30, 2015, on Lake Mille Lacs.](DAVID JOLES/STARTRIBUNE)djoles@

Readers Write: Mille Lacs fishing, Trump presidency, Minneapolis police shooting of Justine Damond, body image and 'ditching the diet'

The role of the muskie.
Cartoons
July 21, 2017
Sack cartoon: Sean Spicer

Sack cartoon: Sean Spicer

John Rash
July 21, 2017
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows a scene from "Dunkirk." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) ORG XMIT: MIN2017071814185634

Rash Report: What 'Dunkirk' displays about Britain, then and now

A temporary retreat from a hostile continent during wartime to a permanent Brexit divorce from today's welcoming Europe.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
July 20, 2017

Fight ISIS by muzzling online recruitment

Government, technology companies need to collaborate.
Paula Goodman Maccabee
July 20, 2017

Counterpoint: PolyMet is just feeding Minnesotans a line

The copper-nickel project would be a climate-change horror, burning fossil fuels and destroying peatlands and wetlands.
Letters
July 20, 2017
Police removed tape after the end of the investigation in the normally quiet neighborhood. A woman was shot overnight in an alleyway on the 5100 block

Readers Write: Minneapolis police shooting of Justine Damond, administration of President Donald Trump

Don't overstate the dangers of police work.
Ben Feuer
July 20, 2017

The federal judiciary: For the Supreme Court, the stakes are simply too high

To prevent "Armageddon" over replacing a retiring justice, here's a plan to impose term limits of 18 years and to stagger appointments every two years.
Ronald A. Klain
July 20, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court building

The federal judiciary: How Trump is stocking the lower courts with Trumpians

Compared with his predecessors, the president has been wildly successful at one thing: naming judges, lots of them. They're very conservative. And very young.
Editorial
July 20, 2017
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks with the media after a series of listening sessions about campus sexual violence, Thursday, July 13, 2017, in W

Any changes in campus sex assault standards must be fair to accusers and accused

DeVos should ensure that allegations are taken seriously.
Carter Eskew, The Washington Post
July 20, 2017
FILE - In this June 22, 2017, file photo Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives for a Senate Republican meeting on a health reform bill on Capitol Hill in

McCain may have one more act of heroic leadership to perform

This, his sobering diagnosis reminds a confused nation, is what a patriot and true public servant looks like.
Editorial
July 20, 2017
Gov. Mark Dayton

Minnesota Supreme Court should review Dayton veto

District judge firmly rejected governor's argument on Legislature.
Editorial
July 20, 2017
Iraqi soldiers attend a celebration for the liberation of Mosul in Mosul, Iraq, July 10, 2017. Haider al-Abadi on Monday formally declared Mosul liber

Even after liberation of Mosul, U.S. must stay involved in Iraq

ISIS is weakened, but ceding influence to Iran would be a mistake.
Jessica Treat
July 19, 2017
The light rail train made its way toward the US Bank Stadium stop, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN. The light rail will shut down between Ju

Met Council needs to slam the brakes on proposed fare hikes

The goal should be innovation, affordability and increasing ridership — not cutting it.
Letters
July 19, 2017
Mayor Betsy Hodges and Assistant Police Chief Medaria Arradondo address the latest developments in the death of Justine Damond, Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Readers Write: Minneapolis police shooting of Justine Damond, biapartisanship and leadership, arena names

Commentary writer was right; we need action.
Cartoons
July 19, 2017
Sack cartoon: Trump and health care reform

Sack cartoon: Trump and health care reform

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