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Francis Wilkinson, Bloomberg View
This is the beginning of the end of the NRA
Demographics, body counts and the group's own extremism all suggest that the top has been made.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
Myron Orfield and Will Stancil
The problem of racial segregation: Long identified, long deflected
After initial movement toward integration from 1968 to 1985, Twin Cities have fallen back into the pattern.
Larry Kennedy
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Counterpoint: St. Croix River bridge wasn't 'hawked'
The project resulted from the input of 28 stakeholders representing a wide range of interests over several years.
Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg View
Mike Pence looks like Donald Trump's ideal veep
This would be a choice that could have come from any of the GOP presidential candidates.
David M. Frankel
What's happening to Obamacare?
That once-predicted "death spiral" is on the horizon, partly because of unpragmatic motives in Congress. Fixes are urgent.
Editorial
Ginsburg vs. Trump
The Supreme Court justice went way too far in taking a stand on election.
Richard Greelis
Race and the police: We can't avoid talking about behavior
The black gangster image is iconic; everyone feels trepidation when encountering it. For police, stakes are high and experiences add up.
Keith Ellison
Rep. Keith Ellison on race relations: Thank goodness for the governor's candor
Mark Dayton went off-script to speak an uncomfortable truth, and that's powerful. And I couldn't have been prouder of him.
Jim Mitchell, Dallas Morning News (TNS)
We need more than conversations about race
They generally amount to preaching to the choir. The better focus is on laws protect all Americans from violations of their civil liberties.
Bob von Sternberg
Unraveling: History's chaos, horror and madness are rhyming
Although the specifics of today's events are different, the turmoil of half a century ago resounds. Now, as then, a key aspect is humility.
Editorial, St. Cloud Times
Thank, and heed, those who warn us when severe storms strike
Monday night's storms in Central Minnesota were another reminder.
Omar Alansari-Kreger
Race relations and protest: Do something of impact with your white privilege
What happens once the Black Lives Matter protests are over and you go back to the gentrified places where you live?
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
The glass ceiling: Breaking where it makes a difference
While overall ratios are not encouraging, women hold, or are poised to hold, some of the world's most influential leadership posts.
Amir Arnold Gharbi
A common protocol is needed for police stops of gun permit-holders
Officers almost always respond professionally, but those responses still vary. Everyone needs to know what to expect.
Jonathan Palmer
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How does a black man feel? I'm tired of being angry, sad and afraid
I'm sick and tired of moving in circles.
Editorial
Finger-pointing on free trade shows hypocrisy of both campaigns
Two for the price of one.
Kristi Weil
When it comes to policing, don't we all want the same thing?
As an officer, I am sworn to protect all citizens. It's insulting to imply I take that oath lightly.
David Super
The danger of reopening the Constitution
A campaign to call constitutional convention could lead to a mess of action that would imperil nation's core values.
Francesca J. Cuthbert
Rebound of Great Lakes plovers a sign that Endangered Species Act works
Critics who want to roll back protections on endangered species say the act is a failure; but recovery is a process that can take decades.
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