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Too many American workers are restricted by onerous licensing rules
Arizona is removing barriers, and other states should do the same.
Kathryn Hoffman
Greater transparency from EPA is needed for court review of Polymet mine proposal
Written comments expressing concerns should be shared with the public and the courts looking at a water permit for the mine project.
Frank Kundrat
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Counterpoint: Star Tribune columnist is right about the Electoral College, but here's a reason he missed
It was devised to safeguard our nation from electing a president possessing questionable and dishonorable motivations, even if that candidate receives a majority of the popular vote.
Mark Bohnhorst
Counterpoint: Star Tribune columnist gets history and today's political scene wrong on Electoral College
Should we keep a tool of racial injustice that devalues the votes of millions? Or have a system that feels like democracy?
Letters
Readers Write: UnitedHealth CEO and single-payer, Amazon's size and success
Motivations matter in debate over the future of health care.
Editorial
Minnesota courts need a budget boost
Legislature should provide the judiciary branch with the resources it needs for judges, services.
Editorial
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
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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
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
![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](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/E4IJ7WMSIKFXHUSAPOCY4NA53Y.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Vets are dying where they went seeking help
Three more suicides on VA property should spur improvements in system and beyond.
Editorial
Turn down volume in war of words
America needs to step back from the constant division Omar and Trump both fuel.
Matthew Gabriele
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
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.
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