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Readers Write: Child separations at the border, urban density
Child separations shouldn't go on a moment longer.
Editorial
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The primary's the thing in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District
Voters should plan now to cast a consequential vote on Aug. 14.
Richard Jorgensen
Jeff Sessions, immigration and the Bible: The problems with citing a passage to support an opinion
Context matters. Without it, there's almost always a countervailing verse — see these two examples — and there are seemingly no limits on what can be justified.
Editorial
What a kooky idea: Dividing California into three parts
Proposition on the November ballot would bring chaos, cost and conflict.
Laura Bush
Former First Lady Laura Bush: We pride ourselves on being a moral nation. Child separations are not moral.
If we truly are who we think we are, it is our obligation to reunite these detained children with their parents — and to stop separating parents and children in the first place.
Editorial
Take steps to lower drug costs before asking seniors to pay more
Solutions needed after report highlights Medicare drug price increases.
Editorial
About that 'great fervor' for Kim Jong Un
Trump apparently forgot accurate account he gave last year.
Cheryal Lee Hills and Dane Smith
Making Minnesota greater again (and again)
The state's 10 regional development organizations have been helping to guide planning for 50 years. They're also keeping up with the times and providing a template for this year's elections.
Editorial, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Do political party conventions matter in Minnesota?
Not much, unless you're an insider on the far left or right.
Leonid Bershidsky
Trump got trade right at the G-7: All tariffs must go
It would remove populism from the equation and put trade issues back into negotiating rooms filled with detail-oriented professionals.
Letters
Readers Write: Ketamine use on suspects, child separation and immigration, disabled workers, skyscraper raccoon
EMS supervisor's response? Wow.
Editorial
Independent probe needed on ketamine and cops
City's draft report raises troubling questions about sedating suspects.
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