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Brett Max Kaufman
Who should review Michael Cohen's files? A special master
He and lawyer Michael Cohen merit the same protections as anyone else. A special master should sort out which files the government should – and shouldn't – see.
Editorial
Walz bill sends message to VA: Get going on medical marijuana research
Veterans deserve the best chronic pain, PTSD treatment options.
Editorial
The U.S. Postal Service has more than an Amazon problem
For example, consider rising legacy costs of health care and pensions.
Tom Landwehr
Counterpoint: Rest assured, DNR is being rigorous and thorough on Polymet
We've strictly adhered to state standards as we weigh myriad factors on the project. And we'll keep doing so in reviewing public comments.
Kevin Dupuis and Kathryn Hoffman
![Todd Thompson and his father Leonard harvest wild rice on Hole In THe Day Lake south of Nisswa Thursday morning. ] The Minnesota Department of Natural](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/OWOJM43AJS4UN7F44LD2AU3SFM.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
2018 Legislature: Possible harm to wild rice is simply un-Minnesotan
Legislators are steamrolling bills that would gut water pollution standards that protect our state grain. There's still time to speak up.
Letters
Editorial
Legislature should value thorough vetting in U regent selection
In case of Darrin Rosha, postelection "screening" cost the school $43,000.
Jacquielynn Floyd, Dallas Morning News (TNS)
In the final stage of life, former First Lady Barbara Bush offers us a parting gift
In making that simple announcement that she was ready to limit medical treatment to "comfort care," she and her family offered a measure of comfort to all of us: This is life, too. This is acceptance.
Letters
Readers Write: Syria, surveillance of Somalis, evangelicals and Trump, the president vs. James Comey
Attack was a premature response.
Rachel Marsden, Tribune Content Agency
I refer President Trump to citizen Trump regarding 'red lines' in Syria
He had it right in 2013, when he warned President Obama not to attack in order to save face.
Editorial
Legislator-lawyer Paul Thissen makes rare move to the Minnesota Supreme Court
Leaving the Legislature to join court the same year may be unprecedented.
Souheil E. Ailabouni
Israel at 70: We Palestinians remember, too
It's a memory of ethnic cleansing that followed the establishment of the state of Israel. At least that's what it would be called today.
Steve Hunegs and James Cohen
Israel at 70: Remembering Minnesota's connection to a long road toward peace
Walter Mondale played a formidable role in the pivotal Camp David Accords.
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