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Downtown's dilemma: 'A mind-set of violence' in Minneapolis
Minneapolis wants a safe and vibrant downtown for residents, office workers and visitors. But rising rates of violent crime in parts of the city's core threaten to undo years of progress.
Joe Shneider
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Aquatic invasive species: Regional boat inspections inconvenient? Yes, but …
A strategy that Wright County is trying to implement asks more of the boating public, sure. But it's a change we need to make prevention cost-effective and avoid the much larger inconvenience of losing control of our lakes.
Letters
Emily Piper
Another 'cliff' for Congress, Minnesota: The Children's Health Insurance Program
Congress must act quickly to fund health care coverage for low-income Minnesota children and pregnant women.
Editorial
Trump should work to reform, but not reject, the United Nations
"America First" foreign policy needs successful international institutions.
Editorial, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Credit Pawlenty, Bakk for new Lake Vermilion jewel
Unlikely duo championed first new full-service state park in 25 years.
Eric W. Kaler and Doug Loon
Immigration policy: Why DACA matters to our state's future
The immigration system must align itself with the needs of a changing and growing economy.
Eric Ecklund
Southwest light rail dos and don'ts
The development timeline that might have been, in another universe.
Joe Nocera, Bloomberg View
Equifax data breach: The policy changes needed before the outrage fades
At a minimum, the government needs to create incentives that would reward the credit bureaus for accuracy, customer service and ironclad data security. If that doesn't work, it ought to regulate them like public utilities.
John Rash
Rash Report: Russia's election meddling extends to social media
Fake Facebook accounts bought ads that "appeared to favor amplifying divisive social and political messages."
Letters
Readers Write: Mistrust of science, public pensions
It's not just business, but business plus politics.
James Kuether
Can the Science Museum of Minnesota evolve?
The onetime "state-of-the-art" facility is unfortunately starting to feel dated.
Letters
Readers Write: Minneapolis bike lanes, state Supreme Court, college costs, history of discrimination
Our only analogy should be safety — and, in that regard, bike lanes help.
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