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Letters
December 15, 2017
President Donald Trump adjusts his suit jacket after signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 bill, in the Roosevelt Room o

Readers Write: The Trump presidency, responding to sexual harassment, celebrities as politicians (specifically Jason Lewis), the Lord's Prayer

Why supporters stay the course.
BRET STEPHENS
December 15, 2017

Let's not get too cozy in our house of outrage

Sure, Roy Moore was defeated and other things are lining up for the anti-Trump camp. Are we winning? That depends.
Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
December 15, 2017
From left, Florin Sarbu, Dan Smithers, and Robert Caropino of the Los Angeles City Fire Dept. monitor the Skirball fire, from the backyard of a home o

Bel-Air becomes flashpoint between wealthy and homeless

A wildfire in this wealthy part of Los Angeles could be a call to action on housing and services.
Editorial
December 15, 2017
Demonstrators hold up balloons during an immigration rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Temporary Protected St

Congress must find a new path for 'dreamers'

There's a worthy compromise available, if lawmakers are willing to act.
Editorial
December 15, 2017
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Take action now to sign up for health insurance

But note there are options beyond Jan. 14 for those who qualify.
D.J. Tice
December 15, 2017

Yes, Virginia, Santa's season is the most realistic time of the year

Adults often don't realize just how much they pretend the rest of the time.
Leigh Currie and Melissa Hortman
December 15, 2017
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What Minnesota can do now to regain leadership on climate change

As delegates to a global summit in Germany, we saw firsthand how other states and cities are stepping up their efforts.
Letters
December 15, 2017
Signage in the skyway explained the renovations to Nicollet Mall as event organizers prepared for dedication ceremony to mark its opening Thursday. ]

Readers Write: Nicollet Mall renovation, school sports vs. private clubs, leadership on gun violence, Minneapolis parks

My review: Call it the Nicollet Maul.
Cartoons
December 15, 2017
Sack cartoon: Checking in on the Oval Office

Sack cartoon: Checking in on the Oval Office

GARRISON KEILLOR
December 14, 2017
Mayo Clinic plans to spend $217 million on construction projects at its St. Marys campus in Rochester. The project, which was approved Thursday by May

Garrison Keillor: A few thoughts, in limerick, from a Mayo Clinic O.R.

When you come to the hospital, you come back to basics.
Editorial
December 14, 2017
The new Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 2, 2017. To see Newtown in 2017, five years after what residents commonly refer to as &#x

Five years after Newtown, little has changed on gun laws

If anything, the NRA has become more emboldened.
Douglas J. Feith, Foreign Policy
December 14, 2017
Palestinian protesters burn a poster with a picture of President Trump during clashes with Israeli troops following protests against U.S. President Do

Jerusalem: Recognizing the capital could help bring peace

But first, how we got here and what it will take for Palestinian leaders to compromise.
Mary Christine Bader
December 14, 2017
The Israeli and American flags are projected on the wall of the Old City of Jerusalem, Dec. 6, 2017. During a speech in Washington on Wednesday, Presi

Jerusalem: With Trump declaration, 100 years of meddling

The president bookended the 1917 Balfour Declaration, a testament to imperialism.
Letters
December 14, 2017
Kayakers, paddle boarders and canines alike enjoyed unseasonably warm temps on and along Bde Maka Ska Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Bde Maka Ska/Lake Cal

Readers Write: Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska name change, dual roles for new lieutenant governor, tax reform

No "devastating consequences" from name change, no eponymous Army lieutenant.
Cartoons
December 14, 2017
Sack cartoon: Tina Smith

Sack cartoon: Tina Smith

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