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John Rash
'The Report' and the U.S. 'accountability crisis'
New film from Minnesota native Scott Z. Burns about releasing the Senate torture report resonates amid impeachment proceedings.
Editorial
Impeachment hearings are both proper and painful
Congress, the public, the media must calmly, carefully consider the facts, wherever they lead.
Wes Kooistra
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Sustainable funding needed to keep Metro Transit on track
The agency is shifting funds to meet immediate needs, but looks to Legislature to provide sustainable revenue.
Cartoons
Jennifer Gibson
Drone executions are becoming the norm
Turkey is following our example, and it's leading down a dangerous path.
Letters
Readers Write: Public impeachment hearings, Social Security
It's impeachment time. Here we go, America.
Editorial
Smart work by the University of Minnesota to find the uninsured
Knowing where they live is key in helping them find health coverage.
Michael D. Brennan
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Rep. McCollum, et al.: Let us know when it's safe to use LRT again
It's great to work toward solving social ills, but those who use and rely on public transit can't wait for solutions to be enacted.
Tom Emmer
Mental health crisis calls for urgent action, as individuals and policymakers
My bill will close a loophole, meaning patients will get the effective treatment they deserve.
Eli Lake, Bloomberg News (TNS)
Trump's best defense is his ineffectiveness -- even as a despot
Once, again, the disrespectful insubordination of his staff may have saved the president from himself.
Editorial, Chicago Sun-Times
Commercial interests want a bigger piece of our national parks
And the Trump administration is enabling a host of bad ideas.
Jonathan Weinhagen
Supreme Court must recognize that Dreamers make U.S. stronger
Keeping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is not only right, but it's the right thing for our economy.
Minnesota Recycling Leaders
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How you can help Minnesota recycle
We are doing really well compared to the rest of the country, but we can do better.
Cartoons
Letters
Readers Write: Impeachment proceedings, Minnesota's urban-rural divide, birds deaths at U.S. Bank Stadium
The impeachment question is not partisan.
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