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Thomas Fisher
February 11, 2020
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Draft order on federal building style is Classical mistake

We needn't perpetually imitate the past, and in many cases to do so would be patently absurd.
Letters
February 11, 2020
Third graders from Clara Barton Open School in Minneapolis patted a recently-sheared sheep as they visited the CHS Miracle of Birth Center Tuesday. ]

Readers Write: Minneapolis redistricting, education funding, self-driving cars, the Vindmans, democracy

Don't redistrict what works.
Rachel Marsden, Tribune Content Agency
February 11, 2020
A young man strikes a pose showing off his muscles, framed by a pull up bar in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Report on biggest threats to U.S. is thinly disguised shakedown

It's a blueprint for how to funnel money better spent elsewhere to federal agencies and military-industrial cronies.
Kelly King
February 11, 2020
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Editorial counterpoint: The case for CBD use in schools

It's already present, benefiting students who need it. It can be well-managed.
Editorial
February 11, 2020

Give Trump Medicaid change a chance

Making the program efficient and effective is a worthy goal.
Mark Buchanan
February 11, 2020
This undated product image provided by Volvo Cars shows the Volvo XC90 SUV. Uber is teaming with Volvo Cars to launch its newest self-driving vehicle.

How to build a morally ethical self-driving car

What happens when lives are at stake and a split-second decision is necessary?
Editorial
February 10, 2020
National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, No

Editorial: Trump's shameful firing of Alexander Vindman (and his brother)

"Compliant" Congress fails to check a vengeful, unrepentant president.
Opinion
February 10, 2020
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Editorial cartoon: Dana Summers on Pelosi's somber moment

Cartoons
February 10, 2020
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Editorial cartoon: Dana Summers on Kobe's early exit

Opinion
February 10, 2020
Editorial cartoon: Mike Lester on the acquittal

Editorial cartoon: Mike Lester on the acquittal

Opinion
February 10, 2020
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Editorial cartoon: Dana Summers on Mitt Romney

Letters
February 10, 2020
"I Voted" stickers at a polling station on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, on November 6, 2018, in Irvine, Calif. (Robyn Beck/AFP/

Readers Write: Election security, impeachment, racism, Amy Klobuchar, politics

Doubt poisons election results.
Paul Brosnahan
February 10, 2020
"You can take Winona out of Winona..." Ryder ponders while lying in a snowbank under the Winona, Minn. welcome sign.

Winona and Winona: Super Bowl ad swings and misses

It didn't portray the city I know — a city that is culturally sophisticated and home to world-class businesses.
Letters
February 10, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at a campaign stop at the Merrimack American Legion, Thursday,

Readers Write: Presidential elections, impeachment, Presidential Medal of Freedom

Presidential firsts can't happen ... until they do.
Pete Thrane
February 9, 2020

For social insurance programs, let Minnesota's workers' comp program be your guide

After decades of struggle, it became a bipartisan success story.

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