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Michael Hirsh
June 15, 2018

Global alliances lift all boats. Especially ours.

Trump thinks groups like the G-7 "rob us." Actually, they've made America rich.
Cathy O’Neil, Bloomberg Opinion.
June 15, 2018
File - This Jan. 17, 2017, file photo shows a Facebook logo being displayed in a start-up companies gathering at Paris' Station F, in Paris.

Let's send Facebook some election observers

The internet giant says we can trust it to manage things in a way that doesn't hurt democracy. I say, let's check that.
Zalmay Khalilzad
June 15, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy think tank, in Washington, Monday, May 21, 2018. Pompeo

Why Iran will choose to negotiate with Trump

Here are four factors that are likely to tip the balance in favor of the administration's forceful but open-to-negotiation strategy.
Editorial
June 15, 2018

Encouraging innovation and competition in tech

Court made the right call in AT&T/Time Warner decision.
Editorial
June 15, 2018
Minneapolis skyline with Capella Tower, IDS, Foshay, others. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Friday, April 10, 2015 EDS, seen from Target HQ 2

The case for density in Minneapolis, St. Paul and beyond

The skeptics are out as market seeks balance between cities, suburbs.
Letters
June 15, 2018
Photo provided by Mary Van Der Werf

Readers Write: Mail carriers and community, 'Factfulness,' Minneapolis 2040 Plan, suicide rates, remembering Ron Meshbesher

"Their mailman," their community.
Tucker Carlson
June 14, 2018
January 6, 1991 Minnesotas 37th Governor was sworn in at the Rotunda of the Capitol Bldg. Monday at noon, his family joined him on the stage the small

Father's Day: Once a governor, still a worthy role model

The examples set by my dad, Arne Carlson, have me thinking about the changing nature of our society.
Editorial
June 14, 2018
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo addressed the media at City Hall, Thursday, June 7, 2018 in Minneapolis, MN. The press conference was regar

Minneapolis made the right call stopping low-level pot stings

But city officials, police must continue to be vigilant downtown.
Editorial, Miami Herald
June 14, 2018

There's plenty of support — but too-little action — on 'red flag' laws

With bipartisan support in Congress, what are lawmakers waiting for?
James Comey
June 14, 2018
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) speaks to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) following a review of a report about the FBI's handling of

Comey on inspector general's report: I disagree with some conclusions, but the review was welcome — and essential

In a democracy, accountability is vital, even if it involves criticism.
David W. Wick
June 14, 2018
Dawn Lindberg clipped her mother Elsa Lindberg's toenails at home on November 13, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minn. Dawn lives with and cares for her mother

Aging parents, stressed families: A possible solution to the caregiver dilemma

If we let people sacrifice their potential earnings and savings to help their loved ones, there'll be a future societal cost. Instead, we can support them with enhanced social programs or tax incentives.
Letters
June 14, 2018
PHOTO COURTESY BEN JOHNSON. Scores of onlookers rooted on the raccoon as it moved next door to the UBS Tower and scaled the concrete skyscraper, makin

Readers Write: Skyscraper-climbing raccoon, 'Trump-haters,' community foundations, melting of Antarctic ice shelves, drinking and biking

Urbanites, meet nature.
Opinion
June 14, 2018
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Editorial cartoon: Scott Stantis on immigration

Cartoons
June 13, 2018
Sack cartoon: Resource management

Sack cartoon: Resource management

Editorial
June 13, 2018
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States launch another harmful attack on the Affordable Care Act

Three of Minnesota's neighbors are pursuing a harmful legal challenge.

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