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Peter Bell
Clashing priorities set sail on Calhoun
Must diversity issues always drown out broader public concerns?
From an editorial in the Washington Post
Volkswagen should face criminal charges and fines in 'defeat device' scandal
Automaker is to blame, but why didn't EPA discover problems sooner?
JIM HAGEDORN
Terror recruits show we need a refugee timeout
Minnesota's problem should be a national wake-up call.
Bob Oehrig
U.S. refugee screening is tough enough to keep us safe
Chaos we see in Europe isn't the way resettlement happens here.
Gary Jacobs
The State of the Union: Unbelievable!
President Donald Trump would bring a new style to many American traditions. Just imagine …
Stephen Carter, Bloomberg View
Bless us, Pope Francis ... for we don't know what we're talking about
Flubbing terminology is merely embarrassing. Failing to understand why the church believes as it does makes critics irrelevant.
Kris Potter
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Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg View
The presidential campaign process is working
No need to worry about super PACs and all that — although the implausible prospects do seem to outlast the others.
Brian E. Konkol
Pope Francis and an Olive Agenda for America
The goals of economic opportunity and environmental sustainability often clash. But the pope understands that they are connected.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View (TNS)
The lonely road ahead for a principled John Roberts
Having refused to drop his judicial restraint when it's convenient, he is doubted now by both sides. He could look to Felix Frankfurter for inspiration.
Editorial
TPP is the best hope for growth amid free trade slowdown
The U.S. needs to make a deal with Japan, Canada and Mexico.
Rebecca Cohen
Why I had an abortion after 20 weeks
There was no hope. My baby would either die in the womb or shortly after birth. This wasn't a decision I'd expected to face, but I'm glad it was mine to make.
Art Rolnick, Kate Mortenson and BARB FABRE
Early education: The earlier, the better
Minnesota is making progress preparing our youngest students for school, but it needs to keep its focus clear. So let's reframe the issue.
William Cory Labovitch
Will Black Lives Matter be a factor in St. Paul city, school races?
Protest organizers and participants are seeking seats. Can they win ? Would that be good?
James Gibney, Bloomberg View (TNS)
Politics never really stopped at the water's edge
And even when Washington is polarized over foreign affairs, things get done.
Dan K. Thomasson, Tribune News Service (TNS)
FBI in final steps of ridding itself of J. Edgar Hoover
Among the changes: Reducing the bureau's historic resistance to sharing information with other law enforcement agencies.
Editorial
The outrageousness of the refugee crisis
Europe and the U.S. are shirking their moral duty to take in the displaced.
Susan Pavlak
A victim and a perpetrator, together in 'Uncommon Conversation'
"Uncommon Conversation" seeks to banish despair, aid in healing.
Daniel Sebold
In Syria, the chickens are coming home to roost
U.S. and Europe must cope with the ISIL and migrant crisis they helped to create.
Steve Chapman
Watch out for Carly Fiorina; she's all talk
She may offer an irresistable pitch, but she isn't known to deliver on the product.
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