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David Banks
October 30, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about economic recovery during a campaign event at Colonial Early Educati

With Biden, economic wreckage or salvage?

A look at competing views on the impact of his plans.
John Rash
October 23, 2020
Rosie Redmon, 79, waits with her son, Deshawn Hudson, to vote in the presidential primary election while wearing masks and practicing social distancin

Elections should be contentious, not voting

New PBS "Frontline" documentary "Whose Vote Counts" focuses on Wisconsin as it examines issues around access to voting.
Scott Gillespie
October 19, 2020
Star Tribune sports columnist Sid Hartman stood on the grass at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn.

Remembering Sid

The editor of Star Tribune Opinion reminisces about news tips, run-ins and field trips involving a one-of-a-kind colleague.
Lori Sturdevant
October 16, 2020
The Supreme Court building in Washington, early Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, before the first confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Do

Packing the court to save it? A Minnesota judicial moderate ponders

John Rash
October 2, 2020
President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, Sept. 30, 2020, at a reelection campaign rally in Duluth, Minn. Trump revealed early Friday morning, Oct. 2

The world wishes Trump — and America — well

Despite domestic divisions so apparent in the debate and campaign, America can and should still be the "indispensable nation."
David Banks
October 2, 2020
Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, wearing a face mask, arrives in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, to campaign. (Mark Makel

Slivers of information about Biden from the debate

If he's vulnerable, these may be the spots.
John Rash
September 18, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Virus infects America's international image, too

New Pew Research Center poll of 13 allied nations reflects a nadir of confidence in several for President Donald Trump and America.
Lori Sturdevant
September 18, 2020
Protesters gathered at the Capitol to protest climate change inaction. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Hundred

If we wait any longer to take climate change seriously, it will be too late

Yet the Republican-led state Senate isn't taking the threat seriously.
John Rash
September 11, 2020
In this photo provided by Frederic Larson, the Golden Gate Bridge is seen at 11 a.m. PT, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in San Francisco, amid a smoky, ora

The week's news vividly depicts concurrent crises

The pandemic, race relations, wildfires and an incendiary campaign converge.
John Rash
August 28, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020,

Post-convention campaign pivots to news narrative

Events already transpiring, and ones that may yet dominate the news narrative, will determine the shape of the presidential race.
John Rash
August 21, 2020
A woman reacts as she marches holding an old Belarusian national flag in the center of Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. Some thousands of people

Voting issues roil U.S., Belarus

Perceptions of suppression are met emotionally everywhere because voting is about more than just politics; it's about identity, too.
D.J. Tice
August 17, 2020
July 7, 1978 Father Edward Shtokal, Director Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House Lake Elmo, MN July 28, 1978 Richard Olsenius, Minneapolis Star Tribune

A send-off for a mentor who wouldn't have wanted a fuss

In his talks at the Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House in Lake Elmo, the Rev. Ed Sthokal sparked many thoughts. But there was one in particular.
Lori Sturdevant
August 14, 2020
Todd Gallagher prepares mail in ballot envelopes including an I Voted sticker Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in Minneapolis. Absentee ballots are being requ

Voters show every sign of turning out in force this year

Even if unprecedented numbers stay home while doing it.
John Rash
August 14, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrive to speak at a news confere

Still much on the line for online conventions

The outcome is predetermined, and the pandemic will change the optics. But voters will likely still be viewers anyway.
John Rash
August 7, 2020
Aplicación de telefonía móvil Tik Tok. (Jens Kalaene/Zentralbild/DPA/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1730997

TikTok dispute quickens the 'technology Cold War'

President Donald Trump's executive orders regarding TikTok and WeChat reflect a deepening rift between the U.S. and China.
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