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Michael Kratsios
June 25, 2019
FILE - In this Aug. 21, 1968, file photo, the British-French supersonic airliner Concorde prototype OOI makes it's first formal taxiing trial. The tri

U.S. should lead the way back to supersonic flight

Since 1903, our nation has led the world in flight. By removing innovation-killing regulations, the president will continue that legacy for years to come.
Editorial
June 24, 2019

Trump administration prioritizes coal companies and miners

Remember when the EPA cared about climate change?
Opinion
June 24, 2019
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Editorial cartoon: Dana Summers on border policy

June 24, 2019
While many people died from overdoses of illicit heroin or potent synthetic opioids, doctors have traced many cases of drug abuse back to initial pres

Opioid crisis in Minnesota: Elimination of medical director position threatens strategy and lives

An open letter to Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and the Minnesota Legislature regarding Dr. Jeff Schiff's importance.
St. Cloud
June 24, 2019
John Palmer on May 16, 2019, at Culver's restaurant in St. Cloud, Minn., where he reads right-wing news and conspiratorial websites each weekday. As m

St. Cloud and immigration: White resistance is just part of my hometown

The flaws recent national media coverage reveals are those of a small group of people with too much power — and of their enablers.
Editorial
June 24, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, and national security adviser John Bolton looked on as President Donald Trump spoke during a meeting last week

Next time, will Trump listen to his hawks?

The president made the right call on Iran strike, but unilateralism still puts U.S. at risk.
Letters
June 24, 2019
Demonstrators protest plans to house migrant children at Fort Sill, in Lawton, Okla., June 22, 2019. Protesters called the plan for the site, home to

Readers Write: Immigrant children in detention, pollinator-friendly parks, Trump's Iran reversal

We treat animals better than this.
Amanda Ripley
June 24, 2019
Flag of the United States of America painted onto a cracked wall

An experiment in bridging the ideological gulf of mutual incomprehension

Democrats and Republicans are very bad at guessing each other's beliefs.
Editorial, St. Cloud Times
June 24, 2019
John Palmer holds a hat modeled after President Donald Trump's signature merchandise in St. Cloud, Minn., on May 16, 2019. As more Somali refugees arr

St. Cloud and immigration: Cowards will be our downfall

The editorial board of the St. Cloud Times responds to a report on white resistance to the resettlement of Somali refugees in its city.
Lori Sturdevant
June 24, 2019
Electric car sign, charging station, green sign painted on street. Electric vehicle sign with car and plug, uploading place.

On clean energy, 'just say no' is turning into a political no-no

It's a good way to lose elections, based on the evidence from, say, western Minnesota.
Cartoons
June 22, 2019
Sack cartoon: The PolyMet 'process'

Sack cartoon: The PolyMet 'process'

Editorial
June 22, 2019

Long live the economic boom!

Attribute it to dynamism — the ingenuity of Americans and their economy.
Editorial
June 21, 2019

Human-rights violations continue to mount in Egypt

Morsi's death in the middle of an unfair trial tells the story.
Cartoons
June 21, 2019
Sack cartoon: The plastic problem

Sack cartoon: The plastic problem

Cass R. Sunstein
June 21, 2019
FILE - In this May 10, 2016 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate confirmation of President B

We're living in historic times. Or are we?

Hard to know, since it depends on what happens later.

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