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A modest investment in the future of St. Paul's kids
Mayor Carter wants to start college funds for every child born in the city.
DOUG WARDLOW
Keep focus on sex trafficking beyond the Super Bowl
If elected as Minnesota's attorney general, I'll provide leadership and resources to fight this epidemic.
Jonathan Weinhagen
Let's build on NAFTA, not tear it down
Minnesota economy depends on strong ties with Canada and Mexico.
Letters
Readers Write: Farming, mining, Super Bowl preparations, body-image messaging
Fears vs. sensible adaptation.
Steve Calvin
Fixing health care: Tricky operation
It will take a skillful touch to cut costs and preserve quality. But Minnesota leaders must soon probe the intricate depths of our ailing health care system.
Editorial
Dayton offers up a meat-and-potatoes bonding bill
Without saying what they'd cut, Republicans say it's too big.
Letters
Editorial, Dallas Morning News
Zuckerberg faces a long fix-it list at Facebook
If he's serious about changes, he should start with transparency.
David Clay Large, Foreign Policy
2018 Winter Olympics: Gaming a soft unity in Korea (this rarely works)
Let's take some laps through history.
Francisco Toro
Lori Sturdevant
Good policymaking still has a chance — at the state level
That's where innovation is most likely, bringing federalism full circle.
D.J. Tice
'Rent control,' goes the demand. About that …
California offers a pretty good case study for why the idea is not optimal.
Editorial
We know Trump's cholesterol levels, but why no tax returns?
Transparency on physical exam is a welcome change for the president.
KATHRYN HOFFMAN
Editorial counterpoint: No, PolyMet process would set a low bar
Proposal to store mine waste behind outdated earthen dam puts people and water at risk.
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