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D.J. Tice
September 22, 2017
Pexton Hall is a heavily secured building at the treatment facility in St. Peter where some of those who have been civilly committed to the Minnesota

Sex Offender Program puts Minnesota in the spotlight again

This time it will be the U.S. Supreme Court gazing at us in the harsh context of MSOP.
Letters
September 22, 2017
Army and National Guard veterans Robert Frias and Sheila Jessen were recruited by Cargill because of their military service. A mentor program and mili

Readers Write: Cargill and veterans, nuclear weapons, the situation in Myanmar, Amazon's second HQ, health care policy

Company's support goes way back.
Lori Sturdevant
September 22, 2017
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks as Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) listen during a news confe

Is Minnesota the victim of a dirty deal on health care?

It appears that the federal government was not the most reliable partner.
Linden Smith
September 22, 2017
Illustration

People need to be allowed to grieve when grieving is in order

But society doesn't want this. In a pain-killing, "feel good" era, simple deep grief has become a modern leprosy.
John Rash
September 22, 2017
Election posters of German Chancellor Angela Merkel stand at a main street in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. German elections will be

Rash Report: Merkel, Germany seem ready for a reassuring election

A stable nation and leader look to emerge further as a geopolitical force, but a rising right-wing party may mar the outcome.
John Marty
September 22, 2017

Counterpoint: In support of single-payer: What if we treated schools like we do hospitals?

Such an illogical system would cost more, not less. Our universal Minnesota Health Plan would provide better care, put patients first.
Harlan Anderson
September 22, 2017

Beware the silent protesters, the ones in the voting booth

You won't hear much about it in the media, and we aren't out rioting and shutting down freeways, but we expressed our frustration by electing — and continuing to support — President Trump.
Letters
September 22, 2017
Soldiers on patrol during the Vietnam War. Documentariand Ken Burns and Lynn Novick have created a 10-part film, "The Vietnam War," premiering on Sept

Readers Write: Vietnam War documentary and 'No Single Truth,' school choice, health care, bike lanes, gender bias, stereotypes

The multifaceted meaning of truth.
Letters
September 22, 2017
A Minneapolis Police officer looked for trouble after closing time along 5th Street near Hennepin Avenue. ] AARON LAVINSKY ï aaron.lavinsky@start

Readers Write: Public safety in downtown Minneapolis, health care policy, DWI Court, green energy

Stop the scare tactics.
Editorial, Newsday
September 22, 2017

Reacting to run of disasters with compassion, constructive analysis

And let's remember to fully fund the National Weather Service.
Editorial
September 22, 2017
This Saturday, July 21, 2012, photo shows signage at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc. in Atlanta. Equifax said Thursday that problems with a

After Equifax breach, Americans should demand more security

Americans should have more control over personal information.
Editorial
September 22, 2017
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Feds need to clarify whether they're offering Minnesota a devil's bargain

Funding for medical assistance under MinnesotaCare is in jeopardy.
John Kass, CHICAGO TRIBUNE (Tribune Content Agency)
September 22, 2017
Victor Gonzales shouts with a crowd before a speaking engagement by Ben Shapiro on the campus of the University of California Berkeley in Berkeley, Ca

On campus, freedom is as good as dead.

We've taught our children well -- to fear and to silence ideas they dislike. A new survey shows intolerance is one subject they've mastered.
Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
September 21, 2017

Politics in Norway may be confusing, but life remains good

The coalition government does need to grapple with immigration, Russia.
Cartoons
September 21, 2017
Sack cartoon: Speaking of nicknames

Sack cartoon: Speaking of nicknames

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