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Rhonda Garelick
Don't fall for a can-do fantasy
It's a false narrative whose sources range from Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" to Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again."
Judith K. Healey
What the University of Minnesota can do about Donald Trump
All that news about the school lately helps point the direction.
Marshall H. Tanick
Independent for president? In Minnesota, your brief window is open
But it's already getting late in the game, nationally, and your odds are long …
John P. James
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The 2016 Legislature: A proposal to end the gridlock
This six-step plan would redesign Minnesota's finances.
Richard C. Longworth
Reminders of what skilled demagogues can accomplish
(Just in case you think it can't happen here.)
D.J. Tice
A deep dive into data on work, family, race in Minnesota
A Minnesota demography report has helpful detail.
Mike Hashimoto, Dallas Morning News (TNS)
How it felt growing up as a Japanese-American
For me, the devastation in Japan was just the end of the war. I cared more about U.S. citizens interned simply because of their ancestry.
Kaimay Yuen Terry
Japan still must confront its claim of victimhood
With his visit to Hiroshima, President Obama can urge Japanese leaders to confront their nation's dark past with truth and courage.
John Rash
Rash Report: Obama's Hiroshima visit is about the future, not apology
The president has made progress, but proliferation, terrorism and arsenals will test his successor.
Lori Sturdevant
Gas tax? User fee? The name could make all the difference
Perhaps the state could also be versatile on funding tools.
Tony Brown
Retirement money: Who's been feeding on your nest egg?
The Obama administration's financial-services reform seeks to ensure that the advice you get isn't for the birds.
Ann Marie Chiasson
No need for assisted suicide; there's an easy – and natural – way to die
As a physician, I couldn't and wouldn't prescribe medication just to end a life.
Diane Loeffler
House GOP refusal to help fix holes in safety net puts Minnesota lives at risk
Underfunding the state's human services amid a budget surplus is just plain cruel.
Robert MacGregor
It's time for business leaders to stand up for the community
Corporate elites nearly moved mountains for the good of society, residents and cities. Here's a wake-up call to get going again.
Timothy O’Brien, Bloomberg View.
I've seen Trump's tax return. You should, too.
I can't tell you what I learned when litigation discovery gave me a glimpse of the Donald's financial life. But disclosure is good.
Carlisle Ford Runge
On Trumpism as Marxism (part Karl, part Groucho)
The candidate's economic views appear to hew closely to his own brand of truth, rather than the facts.
Marshall H. Tanick
With yet another 'lone finalist' hire, will U ever learn?
The lack of transparency in selecting the new athletic director echoes mistakes of the past.
Erika D. Smith, The Sacramento Bee (TNS)
Only Bernie Sanders can stop Donald Trump -- by letting it go ...
Everything he claims to care about could be destroyed if Sanders drives his admirers away from eventually backing Clinton.
Peter McLaughlin
Legislators, take a proactive approach to replacing our doomed ash trees
A deadly, invasive beetle is already here and doing damage. Funds will be needed this year.
Scott Schulte, Chris Gerlach, and Jeff Lunde
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