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Paul Charchian
Legislature should clean up gray areas for fantasy sports
With Minnesota a hotbed for players, important safeguards are needed.
Cass Sunstein, Bloomberg View
Hamilton's big week: The revenge of 'New York values'
More than any other Framer, he would have decried the kind of cultural/sectional divisiveness Cruz was properly punished for.
Colleen Sheehey-Church
Combating drunken driving: Minnesota needs ignition interlock devices
To save lives, the Legislature must pass bills requiring this technology for all offenders.
Robert Stewart
Rep. Phyllis Kahn shamefully disenfranchises young voters
The 22-term feminist, in taking her race to a three-way primary in August, has been sounding like a lifelong politician.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View
Combating drunken driving: Find a way around Breathalyzer, blood tests
Regarding Minnesota case, even drunken drivers have constitutional rights.
Mickey Cook
Open your eyes to our North Side nightmare
To the rest of Minneapolis: We can see you from here, amid littered streets and tattered homes. Why have you turned your backs on us?
Editorial
Obama administration fails moral test with misnamed Operation Border Guardian
Migrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala need protection.
Molli Slade
Counterpoint: With 'E.R. limbo,' I am part of the solution — and the problem
As a community mental-health worker, I see the need for safe spaces for transitional care.
Todd Grant
Two opioid 'wrongs' don't make a 'right'
Crusaders and zealots convinced us these addictive painkillers were the solution. Now the pendulum is swinging too far the other way.
Editorial
Bernie Sanders is wrong about nuclear power, natural gas
U.S. needs both — and a carbon tax — to fight global warming.
Nicolas R. Ziebarth and Aaron Sojourner
The case for mandating paid sick leave in Minneapolis
And why it's unlikely to be a burden on wage growth and job creation in places that are considering it, like Minneapolis.
James C. Backstrom and Tim Kennedy
What do preschool quality, public safety and national security have in common?
They all benefit from investment in accountability, including parents' ability to compare programs for their children.
Mark Paige
Teacher tenure: What you need to know
A look at the myths inherent in a lawsuit challenging Minnesota's laws.
Peter Manseau
Accidental gun deaths: The national body count rises, 'somehow'
Guns are designed to do exactly one thing, but we remain shocked when they do it.
Paul Krueger
Why we should worry about large campaign contributions
It's more insidious than the simple buying of votes.
Editorial
California appeals court makes the right call on teacher tenure
Reform should come through legislation, not the courts.
Nathan Christensen
States boycotting states is not the answer to discriminatory laws
We don't need more walls. We need engagement.
Stephen Mihm, Bloomberg View
Tax-code reform, not customer service, is the answer to IRS problems
How we got to a point where it's nearly impossible for low-level government bureaucrats to answer every taxpayer question.
David Petraeus
Five 'big ideas' to guide us in the Long War
These thoughts stem from the developments of the last decade.
Cass Sunstein, Bloomberg View
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's approach to regulatory reform
In her assessment, the problem isn't the bureaucrats but those influencing them. There are seeds of bipartisan action here.
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