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Will positive economic trends continue in 2019?
U.S. has a better shot if Trump, Congress don't muck things up.
Arnold A. Offner
Humphrey's example can be a guide for Democrats now
As Bob Dole once described him, he was "one of the major moral forces of our time or of any time." His perseverance in this role was what put him over the top.
Letters
Readers Write: Tom Rukavina, health care provider tax, health care gaps, border wall, Boundary Waters and mining
Remembering an authentic leader.
Editorial
Here's a chance to add more more transparency on campaign ads
Minnesotans have the right to know who is paying for issue ads meant to sway elections.
Joel Goldstein
Two vice presidents — Walter Mondale and Dick Cheney — in contrast
A movie and a birthday give cause to reflect on two very different approaches to the office.
John Q. Barrett
The legal case on presidential 'emergency' power
Here's the background, starting with the ruling against President Harry S. Truman's seizure of the nation's steel mills but also including modern-era complications.
Editorial
The 'deepfake' threat is coming to a computer screen near you
Machine learning can simulate someone saying or doing almost anything.
Editorial
Minnesota Legislature faces a health care funding dilemma
Minnesota Medical Association hopes to solve problem of disappearing provider tax.
Thor Hogan
Advice to the Democratic House: Don't impeach; censure as warranted
It's not a weak alternative; it's a permanent stain on a reputation and a proven way to stand for the rule of law and good government.
Leonard Pitts Jr., Miami Herald
However tempting impeachment may be, the ballot is better
Rather than feeding the nation's fever, vote for the cure.
Letters
James P. Lenfestey
Plausible magic bullets for the environment in 2019?
On the national level, a tariff on goods made without pollution protections like ours; on the state level, a well-directed gas-tax increase.
Editorial
Legal weed? That skunk smell might be coming to your state
Just ask those living next to cannabis farms in California, Washington.
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