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May 17, 2016

GOP won't stop attacking the Affordable Care Act

And now a federal judge has injected the courts into the fight.
John Freivalds
May 17, 2016
Passengers wait in line to go through the new north security checkpoint at Terminal 1 of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. ] (Leila Navidi/S

My petition for a shorter airport security line

I have gone through airport security in more than 60 countries, and can say that the TSA uses the least amount of common sense. Here are some ways to fix it.
Dennis Smith
May 17, 2016
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The key thing is to get Real ID done in Minnesota

Although I believe a one-tier driver's license system would be easiest for Minnesotans, I'm willing to accept a two-tiered system in order to make our state compliant.
Jason Dempsey
May 17, 2016
This undated image taken from Twitter shows 16 black, female cadets in uniform with their fists raised while posing for a photograph at the United Sta

West Point cadet photo controversy: It's funny what draws attention

There's a double standard when it comes to what symbols the Army calls offensive.
Rhonda Garelick
May 17, 2016
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg speaks during a forum in San Francisco. Sandberg encouraged

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
May 16, 2016

What the University of Minnesota can do about Donald Trump

All that news about the school lately helps point the direction.
Marshall H. Tanick
May 16, 2016

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
May 16, 2016
The Capitol is still officially closed to the public. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Thursday, March 3, 2016 With less than a week left befor

The 2016 Legislature: A proposal to end the gridlock

This six-step plan would redesign Minnesota's finances.
Richard C. Longworth
May 16, 2016

Reminders of what skilled demagogues can accomplish

(Just in case you think it can't happen here.)
D.J. Tice
May 15, 2016

A deep dive into data on work, family, race in Minnesota

A Minnesota demography report has helpful detail.
Mike Hashimoto, Dallas Morning News (TNS)
May 13, 2016

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
May 13, 2016
FILE - The mushroom cloud rises from Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, after the first atomic bomb was dropped by a B-29 bomber, as seen in this phot

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
May 13, 2016
A bird eye view shows the upper portion of Atomic Dome, former Hiroshima Commerce Exhibition Hall, Tuesday, July 26, 2005. Hiroshima will mark the 60t

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
May 13, 2016

Gas tax? User fee? The name could make all the difference

Perhaps the state could also be versatile on funding tools.
Tony Brown
May 13, 2016
Illustration by Kim Maxwell Vu, Star Tribune

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
May 13, 2016

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
May 13, 2016

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
May 13, 2016
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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.
May 13, 2016
I've seen Trump's tax return. You should, too.

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
May 12, 2016
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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.
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