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Stephen J. Ubl
July 19, 2019

Drug makers are trying to help diabetes patients

We believe the pharmaceutical supply chain needs to change to keep prices low.
Jonathan Weinhagen
July 19, 2019
The Minneapolis skyline as seen from downtown St. Paul. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Monday, December 3, 2018 EDS, available for

Counterpoint: Can't Minneapolis and St. Paul just get along?

No one wins when we start pitting them against one another.
George Beck
July 19, 2019
The Minnesota House Chamber Tuesday morning. A special session still looms to finish much of the work that was not completed before the session came t

Special-interest money flooded Minnesota's 2018 elections

A new report by the Minesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board breaks states that expenditures totaled over $61 million. But that's not the whole picture.
Cartoons
July 18, 2019
Sack cartoon: Humans and the moon

Sack cartoon: Humans and the moon

Aaron Blake
July 18, 2019
U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib listened as Rep. Ilhan Omar responded to remarks by President Donald Trump afte

Ilhan ('Send her back!') Omar has always been Trump's main target

He has stretched her liabilities beyond any real evidence.
Letters
July 18, 2019
Editorial: What happens when the money runs short for Social Security and Medicare? (George Sheldon/Dreamstime/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1308148

Readers Write: Capitalism, the 'Squad,' housing

Right diagnosis, wrong prescription.
Editorial
July 18, 2019

'Send her back' and Trump 2020

Trump could have had a McCain-like moment, but that's not his strategy.
Dick Schwartz
July 18, 2019
By the time astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. landed on the moon in July 1969, broadcaster Walter Cronkite was considered an authority

When the Eagle landed, one small exclamation said it all

My journalism teacher (and George Orwell) supported concise language, and Walter Cronkite's reaction to the moon landing is a perfect example.
Cliff Sloan
July 18, 2019
FILE -- Then-Justice John Paul Stevens in his chambers at the Supreme Court, in Washington, April 15, 2014. Stevens, whose 35 years on the United Stat

John Paul Stevens (1920-2019) was a Supreme Court hall-of-famer

He swung from both sides of the plate, teaching us that no one is above the law.
Sean Gormley
July 18, 2019
St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell announced the firing of five police officers for failing to intervene in an assault last year.

Counterpoint: Half of cop firings stick, but that's not enough for D.J. Tice

Collective bargaining spells out the disciplinary process, and it's agreed upon by the employer and the union.
Editorial
July 18, 2019

Starting Aug. 1, hands-free will be the law

And at least a couple of local law enforcement agencies are helping motorists get ready.
Opinion
July 18, 2019
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Editorial cartoon: Tribune Content's Dana Summers on uniting the Democratic Party

Editorial, Mankato Free Press
July 17, 2019
FILE -- Attendees interact with a facial recognition demonstration during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 8, 2019. The San Francisco

Law enforcement agencies want to get a good look at you

Use of facial recognition technology is growing — with few rules.
Editorial
July 17, 2019
Crave rooftop patio in downtown Minneapolis, pictured in this file photo.

Another downtown Minneapolis shooting puts spotlight on security plans

Gunfire at Crave underscores need for businesses to work with city and police.
Letters
July 17, 2019
President Donald Trump holds up a photo of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during a meeting at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Trum

Readers Write: Artificiality of race, immigrants' contributions, Noor's appeal, the Republican Party

Don't let artificial categories divide us.

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