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Letters
December 10, 2019
President Donald Trump, left, and Vice President Mike Pence attend a "homecoming" rally at the BBT Center in Sunrise, Fla., on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019.

Readers Write: Pence for president, Israel policy, Afghanistan papers, health care costs, polarization

Just let Pence be president already.
Michael W. McNabb
December 10, 2019
Coffey Hall on the Saint Paul campus of the University of Minnesota on Friday, March 1.]
TONY SAUNDERS ° anthony.saunders@startribune.com

Crumbling academic infrastructure should be University of Minnesota regents' priority

The necessary money can come from administrative costs. Here's the documentation.
Editorial
December 10, 2019

Investigate past Afghan war lies and future policy

Washington Post reporting on government documents reveals years of deceit.
Eli Lake, Bloomberg News (TNS)
December 10, 2019
Carter Page

FBI inspector general's report has bad news for Democrats, too

Not too long ago, abuse of the FISA process was something that concerned them.
Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
December 10, 2019

As the number of abortions continues to fall, support for abortion rights is soaring

Get your data and polls here.
Tyler Cowen
December 10, 2019
June 18, 1983 Federal Reserve Board Chairman (Paul Volcker) shown in 2/83 file photo, has been reappointed as board chairman by Reagan 6/18. Reagan ma

Paul Volcker's complicated Latin American legacy

The late central banker is being remembered for his successful battle against inflation, but there's also this ripple effect.
James Comey
December 10, 2019
FILE -- Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies on Capitol Hill on June 18, 2018. A long-awaited report by Horowitz to be rele

James Comey: The truth is finally out. The FBI fulfilled its mission.

Those who smeared the bureau — in particular, Attorney General William Barr — are due for an accounting.
Daniel Moss
December 9, 2019
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker attends the Inaugural Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture on financial stability on July 2, 2014 in

Paul Volcker, 1927-2019: The first monetary rock star

His successful battle against inflation made his successors' policies possible. But the more recent ones have tended to emphasize the institution over the idol. He'd approve.
Editorial
December 9, 2019
Minneapolis Fire Department Chief John Fruetel spoke to the media in front of the building at 630 Cedar Avenue where an early morning fire killed five

Make fire safety a priority in public housing

Heed calls for sprinkler systems after five lives were lost in Minneapolis high-rise building.
Adrienne A. Williams
December 9, 2019

Mental health: Why wait until there's trouble?

We need primary mental health providers — and a lifelong, universal approach to psychological care.
Editorial, Tampa Bay Times
December 9, 2019
President Donald Trump with Attorney General William Barr over his shoulder, makes remarks while signing an executive order, establishing the Task For

Barr's warning not to criticize police is tone-deaf

AG fails to recognize efforts in many cities improve community relations.
Letters
December 9, 2019
Kjersten Schladetzky and her sons William, 11, and Nelson, 8, were shot and killed at home on Sunday morning in south Minneapolis. Facebook photo.

Readers Write: Shooting deaths, Republican support for Trump, Minnesota's urban-rural divide

Shooting deaths are as American as apple pie.
Opinion
December 9, 2019
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Editorial cartoon: Joel Pett on the terrorist in Florida

Margaret Donahoe
December 9, 2019
A segment was lifted from a barge beneath pier 9 of the St. Croix Crossing project under construction Thursday afternoon on the St. Croix River near S

Transportation in Minnesota: It's time for a new 10-year plan

Our infrastructure ages like our population, and a stand-alone solution is needed.
R.T. Rybak
December 9, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) responds to reporter James Rosen after he asked whether she hated President Donald Trump, following a news confe

R.T. Rybak: Today's politics require us to compartmentalize

Stand for your ideas, but also for your opponent's humanity. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi points the way.

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