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Vernon J. Vander Weide
I commute mostly carlessly; I don't take its ease for granted
Minneapolis' goals are laudable but utopian.
Editorial
Candidates should use their platforms to defend press freedom
Reporters Without Borders campaign comes amid Trump-fueled hostility.
Editorial
A timely step to protect patients from 'surprise' medical bills
Federal protections would close loophole leaving Minnesotans vulnerable.
Letters
Rachel Moran
If Brett Kavanaugh were 17 today …
Changes in the juvenile and criminal legal systems have made our laws measurably more punitive than they were when he was an adolescent.
Lori Sturdevant
Minnesota's business leaders want a commitment from candidates, and it's not tax cuts
Do would-be governors know the tools to solve a skilled-worker shortage?
Editorial
Cramped conditions make airline evacuations more difficult
Seats are getting smaller and passengers are getting bigger.
Letters
Readers Write: Minnesota apple industry, getting around with a lower carbon footprint
The origin (in Minnesota).
Robert O. Work and Elbridge Colby
A chance for the Pentagon to focus on main rivals: Russia, China
Without modernizing the way it fights wars, the U.S. might lose the next big one.
Michael O’Hanlon and Steven Heydemann
U.S. can stop a looming catastrophe for 3 million Syrians
The lives and well-being of 3 million people are at risk in the last enclave of resistance to Bashar Assad. We must act to spare them his worst.
Editorial
Inclusive hiring can ease Minnesota's worker shortage
Black, Hispanic employment rates still have room to improve.
Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg News (TNS)
China is not America's next great enemy
Compared with the Cold War and the Soviet Union, the circumstances are much different.
Editorial
Partisanship causes gridlock at the Federal Election Commission
On party-line vote, panel won't pursue charges against Trump campaign.
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