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Readers Write: Violence in Mexico, Department of Human Services dysfunction, food stamps, local elections, NCAA
The U.S. fuels violence in Mexico as we condemn it.
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Readers Write: Trump tariffs, impeachment, Edina city leadership, climate change, O'Gara's closing, winter
My business can't hide the tariffs from you.
Ellen L. Weintraub
Elections chief: Don't abolish political ads on social media. Instead, stop microtargeting.
When a large segment of the public sees an ad, there's accountability. That can't happen when the ads are shown in the shadows.
Nance Kent
Minneapolis schools need more teachers of color
In order for that to happen, the new contract must change some rules. Teachers, and the union, need to stop resisting that change.
Allison Schaber
![St. Paul Police Officer Justin Rangel walked back to his car after visiting Shirley Thompson, 78, at her St. Paul home. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaro](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/FBE6A45EXZB36TZZL6CVX7K25I.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Prosecutors in Hennepin, Ramsey counties have turned on cops
Prosecutors do not afford police basic rights, and the result is plunging recruitment for local departments.
Mark Mishek
Vaping conversation needs to get real on marijuana
Some would have you believe that the drug is benign. At the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, we know better.
Editorial
Mexican government needs new strategy to take on cartels
Brazen slaying of nine family members reflects the country's violent spiral.
Lori DeFrance and Sheldon Berkowitz
Rob Godfrey
![6-9 foot, 400-pound Daniel Faalele (78) rumbled into the endzone for a Gopher maroon touchdown in the second quarter. ] Shari L. Gross • shari.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/N4MXNCLGK4XQ2XFAGZDZZHILCY.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Counterpoint: NCAA is poised to open a profiteering door it can never close
If athletes are allowed to sell their images, teams are going to fall apart. Here's how I see everything playing out.
Editorial
Congress, 'do your job' and protect whistleblower
Trump and his loyalists like Sen. Rand Paul are ignoring federal law.
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Josh Rosenblatt
Ultimate Fighting bout might have looked like a safe space for Trump. Here's why it wasn't.
The sport of mixed martial arts has evolved — and defies stereotypes. It's blended into a truly American art form, like jazz or rock 'n' roll.
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