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One-way lawfare

What's been coming around for the GOP is unlikely to go around to Democrats.
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Under Biden's watch, a student aid meltdown

The botched introduction of a new FAFSA form leaves students, schools in limbo.
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A bit of history regarding the Comstock Act in Minnesota

An effort to help people be informed about the basics of human sexuality cost a Minneapolis doctor his career.
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Counterpoint: A State Capitol rally, misinterpreted

We gathered for public lands and waters, not for specific legislation.
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Let's leave the potato alone

Federal committee should back off on proposal to reclassify the valuable vegetable.
Editorial

Don't blow up HCMC's governance

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A serpent of mist

Opinion

Editorial cartoon: Chatbot therapy

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April 13
Newspaper front-pages are seen at a newsagent in London, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales's revelation she is undergoing tr

Kate Middleton's cancer: How long has she known?

We’re putting out the call for new commentary writers.
Opinion
New Voices
updated 4 hours 3 mins. ago
Star Tribune Opinion's latest feature spotlights commentaries written by first-time contributors to our pages. These thinkers, readers and opinionated community members from across Minnesota have something to say and, we hope, inspire you to join the conversation, too.
Letters
April 12
Kate Gallagher of Minneapolis, was on her way to work after running some errands. She is a personal trainer at The Movement Minneapolis and was seen a

Readers Write: Transportation, ridesharing, homeless encampments, Upper Red Lake

Opinion
April 12
Editorial cartoon: Trump's position on abortion

Editorial cartoon: Trump's position on abortion

Twin Metals underground mine location: Aerial view of the area that would be mined by Twin Metals.
Special report Mining and the BWCA: Not this location
updated 23 hours 55 mins. ago
The Star Tribune Editorial Board has taken the position that the Twin Metals copper-nickel mining project near the BWCA should not proceed. That editorial and others leading up to it are collected here. Responses will be added as they are published.
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April 12
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Counterpoint: Community journalism has options

Editorial
April 12
A marijuana activist holds a flag during a march in Washington, D.C., in 2021.

Make smart changes to Minnesota marijuana laws

Our Columnists
April 12

Film festival shows the transformative power of art

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April 12
Cailee Spaeny, left, and Kirsten Dunst in a scene from "Civil War."

New movie 'Civil War' is not a provocation but a warning

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April 12
O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star and actor who was acquitted of double murder in the 1990s, died on April 10, 2024, according to his family.

O.J. Simpson's legacy won't be the one he may have imagined

Opinion
April 11
Editorial cartoon: Enlightenment in an election year?

Editorial cartoon: Enlightenment in an election year?

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April 11
"The U has served Minnesotans for more than 170 years, but this has not been done alone. For many decades, state investments recognized the significan

Why we, as regents, approved the U's funding request

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April 11
The moon passes in front of the sun for a total solar eclipse April 8, visible from Farmington, Mo.

What I saw at the eclipse

Letters
April 11
The final edition of the Warroad Pioneer sits on a table at the Daisy Gardens restaurant, where a customer was reading it over breakfast, in Warroad,

Readers Write: The future of news, Donald Trump's trustworthiness, electric vehicles

Editorial
April 11
A Ukrainian serviceman kneels and prays in a church damaged in a Russian air raid in the town of Orikhiv, Ukraine, on April 5.

Minnesota group rallies to stand with Ukraine

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April 11
Former President Donald Trump gestures during an interview at Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 4, 2024.

How the pro-life movement's deal with Trump made America more pro-choice

Editorial
April 10
The Minneapolis Police Third Precinct building, photographed April 18, 2023, in Minneapolis.

Move ahead with Third Precinct plan

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