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Mitch Pearlstein
Counterpoint: No numbers, only words, in apprising single-parent households
There is, in fact, quantitative analysis applicable to a recent commentary, but this is an issue that also can (and should) be discussed qualitatively — and with grace.
Bruce Kraemer
Counterpoint: Why Crow Wing Power, a cooperative, is involved in a manganese mine
Here is context to clarify issues raised by recent coverage in the Star Tribune.
Emily Ekins
Left-right divide may be tempered by religion
Data suggest that religious conservatives are less attuned to President Trump's demographic policies and pronouncements than are secular conservatives.
Editorial
Evidence mounts that Medicaid work requirements don't achieve savings, boost employment
Ill-advised health care policy died in '18 session. It shouldn't be resurrected.
Sarah Buntzman Strong
A not-so-natural bike commuter tries it, likes it
Imagine a trek to and from work that brings high spirits.
Jared Bernstein
President Donald Trump's tariffs: Much ado about, well, not nothing
The economic impacts are often exaggerated. But these measures still stink.
Letters
Editorial
Lawmakers struggle to understand tech and online life
Congress needs more nonpartisan research on science and technology.
Editorial
FBI should reopen Kavanaugh background check
Both the judge and his accuser deserve the additional scrutiny.
Editorial, Dallas Morning News
Ben Carson asked, so here's some feedback on affordable housing
Economic mobility requires more than an increase in overall inventory.
Letters
Readers Write: Allegation against Brett Kavanaugh, Medicare, third-party candidacies
The limits of toleration.
Kristin Chase
Counterpoint: Pay attention to marching band for the effort alone
So many individual teenagers work together to create something so much bigger than themselves.
Stephen Imholte
Counterpoint: Third-party candidates are a constructive presence in Minnesota politics
Rather than dress them down, as a recent commentary did, let's help them by investing in democracy.
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