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John Rash
Proliferation threats vex White House, world
With U.S.-South Korean exercises, the focus will shift back to North Korean crisis.
Letters
Readers Write: Terror attacks in Spain, Gen. John J. Pershing, Charlottesville,
This time, it was Barcelona.
Lisa Moore
A simple breeding ground of white supremacy
In the wake of Charlottesville, a minority resident sees anew that a small town, with its lack of diverse relationships, instills such a sense.
Cass R. Sunstein
Trump actually did something useful this week
His order taking on the regulatory 'blob' on permits is an excellent start at desperately needed reforms.
Kevin Burkart and Jason King
Met Council needs to change to meet today's demands; here's a proposal
Let's try a blend of what works well now with a model that draws upon local elected officials.
Editorial
'America First' should yield to realism on trade
Trump administration runs risks as it weighs pressing China.
Letters
Readers Write: High school football and concussions, Confederate monuments, CEOs and Trump, Sun Country
The Friday night lights have begun to dim.
Bruce Hoppe, Charles Hathaway, Char Mason, Pat McGuire and Nancy McGuire
Development plan for St. Paul Ford site is deeply flawed
Crowding, congestion, noise, to name a few. And it's not just "some neighbors" who are opposed.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View
The (constitutional) rights and wrongs of Charlottesville
Ugly speech and protests are protected under the Constitution. Violence is definitely not -- and "fighting words" may not always be.
Tony Horwitz
Charlottesville may move Confederacy's interminable afterlife closer to an end
Supremacists' actions belied portrait of noble "Lost Cause."
Kevin Aldwaik
![Michelle Kennedy worked on schedules next to a wall of cigarettes at Vernon BP gas station in Edina, Minn., on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. ] RENEE JONES SCH](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/T7VIBZP2QS5UMYTQ6QEHS7FGPM.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
City's exile of menthol cigarettes is ill-conceived and patronizing
Minneapolis' move to limit sales of such cigarettes also will have unintended outcomes.
Paul Ostrow
Dated and confusing, Minneapolis' government structure sorely needs an overhaul
Citizens deserve an updated form of government, better able to navigate accelerating changes in the community.
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