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April 16, 2019
Sack cartoon: The fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral

Sack cartoon: The fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral

Editorial
April 16, 2019

Now as in the 1960s, scientists known as the Jasons are needed in U.S.

The Pentagon should reconsider its decision not to renew group's contract.
Margaret Anderson Kelliher
April 16, 2019
Richard Sennott/Star Tribune. Richard.Sennott@startribune.com Minneapolis Mn. Tuesday 04/05/11 ] City road crews began permanent patching along South

MnDOT commissioner: Our goal is funding that's sufficient for quality roads and bridges

Now is the time, because the problems are real and they aren't going away. Just ask your fellow Minnesotans.
Letters
April 16, 2019
Minneapolis Police Lt. Greg Reinhardt displayed two of the body cameras that will be tested by the department. Both cameras will record 9.5 hours of v

Readers Write: Mohamed Noor trial, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, President Donald Trump's visit, Minnesota Legislature and taxes

Police bodycams: A comparison from the airplane cockpit.
Editorial
April 16, 2019
Twenty three pairs of boots on the front steps of the Capitol on the first day of Operation 23 to Zero. ] GLEN STUBBE ¥ glen.stubbe@startribune.c

Vets are dying where they went seeking help

Three more suicides on VA property should spur improvements in system and beyond.
Editorial
April 16, 2019
In this March 23, 2019, photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks at a dinner banquet, part of a fundraising event for the Council of American-Islamic R

Turn down volume in war of words

America needs to step back from the constant division Omar and Trump both fuel.
Matthew Gabriele
April 16, 2019
This photo taken on Monday April 15, 2019 shows Notre Dame cathedral burning in Paris. Firefighters declared success Tuesday April 16, 2019 morning in

Fire: The scourge of wood — and medieval cathedrals, which then rose from the ashes

The majority of Notre Dame's exterior may be stone, but the roof was wood, as were those of most European structures from the era. But in those times tragic losses often led to later triumphs — both artistic and communal.
Therese Raphael
April 16, 2019
Fire damaged wood and stone sits near the altar inside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 16, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Christophe Mor

How did Notre Dame come to be so neglected?

The blame game is likely to be ugly. The fire at the famed cathedral may have been an accident, but it certainly wasn't inevitable.
Letters
April 15, 2019
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Readers Write: Devicing while driving, taxes, University of Minnesota administrative costs, vaccinations, smoking age, Catholic Church

And now for the built-ins.
Chip Halbach
April 15, 2019
Ford site rendering in St. Paul. 3/2/2019 . credit: Ryan Companies

Counterpoint: Be careful with comparisons for tax revenue at Ford site

A further consideration of the argument for single-family homes along the river bluff.
Editorial
April 15, 2019
Notre Dame cathedral is burning in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral a

Holy Week fire is a tragedy for France and the world

Historic Notre Dame Cathedral had survived centuries of European turmoil.
Paul Marquart
April 15, 2019
The Minnesota State Capitol. ] GLEN STUBBE ¥ glen.stubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, February 13, 2018 The 2018 legislative session will both shape

Minnesota House DFL tax bill levels playing field

The House DFL tax bill would level the playing field. Democrats want fairness for working families, farmers, senior citizens and small businesses after big corporations hit the jackpot with federal tax reform.
Kurt Daudt
April 15, 2019

Minnesota House Democrats' agenda is funded by tax-hike binge

Democrats in the Minnesota House are planning an all-out tax hike blitz that would hit families at every income level. They'd make health care, gas and other everyday goods and services more expensive.
Stephen L. Carter
April 15, 2019
President Donald Trump walks towards the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Monday, April 15, 2019. Trump is heading to Minnesot

If Trump reads only one book on immigration ...

I've had a sneak peek at "Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration," coming out this fall. I'd quibble with the term used in the title, but the book — with its nonstandard presentation — is worth the president's time and yours.
Cartoons
April 13, 2019
Sack cartoon: An anti-vaxxer tale

Sack cartoon: An anti-vaxxer tale

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