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July 16, 2018
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Editorial cartoon: Joel Pett on the Helsinki summit

Peter W. Thiele
July 16, 2018
July 15, 1993 Barbara Carlson, morning talk show host (ess) os KSTP Talk radio does her thing in her hot tub at her home with women from HOOTERS, the

Remembrance: How Barbara Carlson became a true talk-show host

I produced her show for five years. I had to be tougher than she was. But I loved her and learned from her.
Editorial
July 16, 2018
This undated photo shows Dr. Robert "Dr. Bob" Sears at his pediatrics and family medicine practice in Capistrano Beach, Calif. The Medical Board of Ca

State should crack down on doctors who sow, abet vaccination doubts

Follow California's lead and ensure that children are fully immunized against childhood diseases.
Letters
July 16, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palac

Readers Write: Trump-Putin summit, U President Eric Kaler, U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis and health care, summer ethanol blend, songbirds

Looks like, sounds like …
Eli Lake
July 16, 2018
A man walks past the building of the Russian military intelligence service in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 14, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump on

Mueller investigation: America's cyberspies are that good

It's breathtaking what they've been able to uncover in detail. But ironic, too, given our fears about the government's role in privacy.
Letters
July 16, 2018
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The American Goldfinch is a small bird featuring a yellow body with predominantly black wings.

Readers Write: Silence of songbirds, role of insects in the ecosystem, racial bias in media coverage, Bell Museum's designer, Star Tribune writing flaws

Where have the songbirds gone?
D.J. Tice
July 16, 2018

Belief in God means what in America?

New research shows that definitions are flexible, with a political twist.
Kate Walsh
July 16, 2018
People gather at the Supreme Court awaiting a decision in an Illinois union dues case, Janus vs. AFSCME, in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2018. The out

After Janus, will we see the teachers union of tomorrow?

Even with fewer teachers paying dues, there's a strong foundation. One move in particular will preserve it, and it involves teacher quality.
Editorial, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 14, 2018

Trump vs. NATO: He's as wrong as he is right

The debate over European nations' contributions goes back decades.
Cartoons
July 14, 2018
Sack cartoon: U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen's political independence

Sack cartoon: U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen's political independence

Opinion
July 13, 2018
Editorial cartoon: Lisa Benson on Hillary Clinton

Editorial cartoon: Lisa Benson on Hillary Clinton

John Rash
July 13, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a news conference after a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday,

Rash Report: Trump's disruption of international order comes with peril

The president is accelerating the waning of a system that's advanced U.S. interests.
Nancy Leong
July 13, 2018
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, April 10, 2017. Kennedy, who has long been the decis

The future of abortion law: Men should worry about the fate of Roe vs. Wade, too

When women have the opportunity to choose, men also benefit. We're hearing women's stories. Now we need to hear men's.
Letters
July 13, 2018
Emanuel Leutzeís famous painting of Washington crossing the Delaware, which is on display at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.

Readers Write: The U.S. role in the world, Minnesota Lottery and online app, U.S. Supreme Court nomination, bus service, U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis on health care, child's joy in fishing photo

Where once we inspired.
Editorial
July 13, 2018
Left to right, Minneapolis City Council members Cam Gordon, Alondra Cano, Kevin Reich and Elizabeth Gladden.

It doesn't have to be perfect, but good meeting attendance matters for elected officials

Recent news about absent Minneapolis City Council members is worth noting.

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