Opening Belz, Aug. 6

Difficult but important for all of us: the language of finance – New Yorker
Mississippi still blocked to barge traffic south of the Twin Cities – StarTribune
Strike is on at Simplot plant in Grand Forks – Grand Forks Herald
Walgreens to remain based in U.S., forgo tax inversion – Chicago Tribune
Sprint backs off bid to acquire T-Mobile – Kansas City Star
What the Gannett spinoff could mean for the Des Moines Register – Business Record
The consolidation of Isis and the failures of western Middle East policy – London Review of Books
U.S. firms make move toward Africa, Chinese are way ahead – LA Times
Moms make less than single women, single moms make less than other moms – WSJ
Woodbury fast-tracks plans to develop old State Farm site – StarTribune