Editorial Board
Opinion
Editorials represent the opinions of the Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. News reporters and editors are not involved in determining the board's positions. Phil Morris, opinion editor, oversees overall operations of the Editorial Board. Other members of the board are commentary editor David Banks, audience editor Noor Adwan, and columnist Jill Burcum, John Rash, Rochelle Olson and Aaron Brown. Opinion staff members Elena Neuzil and Maggie Kelly also contribute, and Star Tribune Publisher and CEO Steve Grove serves as an advisor to the board.
Latest from Editorial Board
Editorial | Feds won't say who shot Alex Pretti. That's unacceptable.
Accountability and trust cannot be restored through secrecy.
January 29, 2026
Editorial | An ICE pause is the only path to peace
It’s not debatable after the latest fatal shooting.
January 24, 2026
Editorial | If DOJ won't investigate Good's death, let Minnesota do it
If the Minnesota mom’s killing by an ICE agent wasn’t justified, the public deserves to know.
January 20, 2026
Editorial | Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. It’s the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy.
January 15, 2026
25 for ’25: The most-read opinion articles of the year
The fabric of common interest.
January 1, 2026
A Christmas message from 1963: ‘faint streaks of hope on the horizons of the world’
“And on this day, as so often in the past, we wish our readers the merriest of Christmases and a new year brimming with good fortune.”
December 25, 2025
Editorial | Trump’s anti-Somali rampage thrusts Minnesota into the national spotlight
The president’s racist, divisive rhetoric will do nothing to actually prevent fraud.
December 3, 2025
Editorial | A few words of gratitude for the season
An annual collection of Thanksgiving thoughts from the Minnesota Star Tribune’s opinion staff.
November 27, 2025
Editorial Board Cheers & Jeers: Celebrating the life of a legendary defense attorney
Plus: This week’s Northern Lights display, skyrocketing health care costs, boosted security on Metro Transit and more.
November 14, 2025
Editorial | Diminishing Hortman’s death feeds a lie: The left owns political violence
We can mourn Charlie Kirk without diminishing the former House speaker ― or pretending only leftists commit political violence.
September 18, 2025
Editorial | Will U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites be an end or just a beginning?
Skirting diplomacy, the U.S. bombed three nuclear sites Sunday, joining Israel’s war against Iran. The consequences are uncertain.
June 22, 2025
Editorial | Among Melissa Hortman’s missions — in tragic irony — were gun safety and reform
She wrote about it in commentaries for the Minnesota Star Tribune.
June 19, 2025
