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Readers Write: Pesticide pollution, the justice system, wage theft, dangers of vaping, Israel
Minnesota must ban a pesticide the EPA won't.
Editorial
Trump attacks immigrants again, striking fear in Minnesota
Many in this state have lived by the rules, only to have them changed under their feet.
Cartoons
David Banks
In case you missed it: Ilhan Omar on Israel and her motivating values on foreign affairs
Israel's decision to block her visit to the West Bank is neither constructive nor friendly to the people of the district she represents.
Editorial
Should there be laws on leaving kids alone in cars?
Recent deaths have sparked a debate about safety and parenting.
Harry Litman
Joaquin Castro struck a nerve, but publishing a list of donors is constitutional
Critics want to have their political-donation-as-protected-speech cake and eat it, too.
Amitha Kalaichandran
Suzie Mulesky
Amnesty's 'travel advisory' in wake of U.S. shootings undercuts its human-rights aims
Amnesty International's warning that travelers to the U.S. are at risk for gun violence oversteps what the organization typically does and hurts causes it aims to support.
Editorial
Trump's EPA keeps clearing the way for mining in Alaska's Bristol Bay
The administration's efforts to loosen regulations puts fishery at risk.
Letters
Readers Write: Immigration rules, Minnesota overpaying tribes, Minneapolis neighborhoods, mining
More facts and nuance regarding immigration, please.
Ian Birrell
What I've witnessed in Hong Kong
Protesters are scared but resolute even as a crackdown by China may loom.
David Winston, CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
When we stop talking to one another, democracy dies in silence
My organization asked people whether they keep quiet about their political views online to avoid conflict with friends and family. Almost half said they did.
Tom Berkelman, Arne H. Carlson and Janet Entzel
PolyMet mining proposal: Let the sunshine in
State leaders are still sweeping too much of this under the rug.
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