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Viorica Marian
A tough lesson on Twitter or, yes, I won the internet
First my joke went viral; then came the stinging backlash. It was a big reminder of how we must change how we interact.
D.J. Tice
So you 'banned the box.' How did that work out?
According to research, there have been unintended racial consequences.
Lori Sturdevant
Questions for candidates in Minnesota's 2018 campaign
On legislative effectiveness, the rural-urban divide and much more.
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Shortchange transit, shortchange growth
In Minnesota, political paralysis over transit funding must end.
Ron Way
The great siphoning: Drought-stricken areas eye the Great Lakes
"Water, water everywhere" is the egalitarian vision of those who don't have enough of it and would like to tap the Great Lakes to get it.
Bill Boegeman
Keeping ideology where it belongs – in the classroom
How my sub got me thinking about a pesky bumper sticker.
Editorial
Renewing our allegiance on Memorial Day
As Lincoln pleaded, "These honored dead shall not have died in vain."
Letters
Dick Schwartz
For Memorial Day: Oh, the stories these gravestones and obits tell
For me, it's a lost art — wandering the cemeteries amid soldiers and kinfolk. Might be a good time to start up the tradition again.
Joe Selvaggio
Yearning for the dignity of 'the happy death'
Minnesota should join other states in giving us control over how and when we "pass."
Letters
Readers Write: Democratic Party strategy, social safety net, water usage, the NFL and anthems, pharmaceutical products
Should Democrats be conciliatory or assertive?
Editorial
Ethical lapses should disqualify EPA's Scott Pruitt
The agency has a big job to do. It deserves someone serious about doing it.
Richard Moe
Our beloved (and still-imperiled) Boundary Waters
We'll live to regret the Trump administration's efforts to allow leases for copper-nickel mining to go forward.
Editorial
DeVos, GOP continue to coddle for-profit college industry
Education Department has undermined fraud investigations.
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