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Readers Write: 2018 election voting philosophies; commentaries by John Howe, Julie Rosen, Jason Lewis
How I will be voting this year and why.
Tom Emmer
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer: Working together works
Let's use our Midwest values to help move America away from "us vs. them" and back to big ideas.
Peter Hutchinson
Make Minnesota higher education valuable, not cheap
Here are four ways to do that for students, employers and the state.
MARK HAVEMAN
The price of government: We're paying less for more? Hold on a second
The notion that Minnesotans are getting more services for less of their income fades under scrutiny.
Ramesh Ponnuru
'First Man' flag flap shows how much flimsier America has become
Movie doesn't disrepect the nation. It salutes, not uncritically, an earlier American spirit that had more important things to do than argue.
D.J. Tice
Take the Ellison-Kavanaugh Consistency Test here
Can consistent principles explain inconsistent verdicts?
JULIE ROSEN
Editorial counterpoint: Republicans want quality in government
An editorial supporting spending missed a basic point — all that mismanagement.
Editorial
Guilty verdict just might reform Chicago cops at last
Laquan McDonald case highlighted decades-old problems.
Letters
![DO NOT USE WITHOUT CHECKING WITH DEB FIRST -- Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota, Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson. ] GLEN STUBBE](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/EORGSKKDJAG4LYY5CSH3WDXSTI.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Readers Write: Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson; climate concerns; tilling, soil quality and buffer strips;
What was missing from gubernatorial profile.
John Gordon, Teresa Nelson, William Z. Pentelovich and Jesse D. Mondry
![Students sit on the bus at the end of the school day at Eastview Elementary School in Lakeville on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. ] (LEILA NAVIDI/STAR](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/KA5EVF547L3F3SN42F5KRTAOMA.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Counterpoint: 'Education Clause' lawsuit simply asks the Legislature to do its duty
The state Constitution requires "a thorough and efficient system of public schools." Racial segregation deprives students in Minneapolis and St. Paul of that. It's fully appropriate for a court to decide this case.
Letters
![GOP Candidate for Attorney General Doug Wardlow talked with voters at the Eveleth, MN gun show. ] GLEN STUBBE ï glen.stubbe@startribune.com Satur](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/HNEJURGT4PXLZRHOL2VUYQJPLU.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Readers Write: Attorney general candidates Doug Wardlow and Keith Ellison
'Independent voice' argument can now be dismissed.
Editorial
![State Rep. Ilhan Omar, a DFL candidate for Congress, sat during new city council member Mitra Jalali Nelson's swearing in at St. Paul City Hall. ] ANT](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/ZENIOP66SR3QHJFDVTL2LFQ3WI.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Omar must say more about allegations
Fifth District voters deserve a fuller response to travel expense accusations.
John Rash
Rash Report: More than arms sales at stake in Khashoggi case
American values and U.S. leadership are needed to counter the rise of a global "authoritarian alliance."
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