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Barbara Fister
Freedom of information and personal data: Big Tech should take cues from public libraries
They've developed a robust set of core values that strike the right balance.
Letters
Readers Write: Impeachment vs. censure, border wall/shutdown, health care provider tax, climate action
Keep all options on the table.
Editorial
Let's determine the best way to secure the southern border
There's no crisis, but a full assessment is needed to come up with a smart plan.
Henning Schroeder
Donors, poets, paper-pushers — who deserves a building named after them?
The whole thing seems fraught with peculiarity and peril.
Harlan Limpert
Medical aid in dying is the ultimate religious freedom
Under current law, people who have made every life decision based on their personal values and faith suddenly become, due to a terminal illness, a victim of someone else's theology.
Editorial Board
Let's make a deal: Wall money for Dreamer protection
Both sides could claim victory — and overall, border security and humanitarian conditions would be improved.
Editorial
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.
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