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Paul H. Anderson
This lifelong Republican is voting for Hillary Clinton
I cannot support an unqualified candidate like Trump; Hillary is not without flaws, but she has the experience and wisdom.
Jeff Hayden
Counterpoint: Urgency of fixing health care premium costs is critical
Democrats and Republicans agree on more than you would imagine. It's just a matter of getting everyone to pull together.
Editorial
A big step forward for the Paris Agreement on global warming
The quick pace of acceptance is in part because of the specter of Trump.
Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg View
Fix our debates: Make them reality TV contests
Ask candidates to respond to the kinds of complex, shifting challenges they'd face as president -- not off-the-cuff to insults from an opponent.
MICHAEL SALTSMAN
Painless? Study on $15 Minneapolis wage doesn't add up
It draws on research funded by same unions pushing for hike.
Barbara J. Johnson
Minneapolis lost a decent, wise public servant in Al Hofstede
As other cities lay dying, the former mayor fought for housing and saving the urban core.
Noah Smith, Bloomberg View (TNS)
Here's the reform Trump's tax trickery should inspire
If we taxed wealth more and income less, we'd prevent avoidance and for a change make only the right people (i.e., truly skilled investors) rich.
It's clear that diplomacy has failed in Syria
Without the leverage of military action, it was doomed from the start.
Steve Almond
Beware the lazy pleasures of bumper-sticker politics
From "I Like Ike" and "All the Way with Adlai" to "Trump the Bitch" and "Yes, We Klan" — America's mobile rhetoric has changed a bit.
Editorial
With Garland in limbo, shorthanded SCOTUS set to begin new term
Sadly, dysfunction is becoming the norm in polarized U.S. government.
David Feinwachs
HMOs still hold too much sway in Minnesota health insurance
Neither the Democrats or Republicans are willing to address the health plans' cherry-picking, but the state has contractual leverage and ought to be using it.
Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg View
Suburbs will soar on the wings of technology
There's less headwind for breakthroughs such as self-driving cars and drone delivery. Anyway, people want to live there.
Michelle Benson
Republican solutions can solve Minnesota's health insurance woes
Bend the cost curve by giving consumers more choices, stripping away unnecessary regulations and providing tax relief on premiums
Andrew Malcolm, Special to McClatchy (TNS)
Pence vs. Kaine: This vice presidential debate actuarially matters
So who are these guys? What can we expect?
Jared Bernstein
Trump's taxes show how the game is rigged
This is just another example of the toxic interaction of wealth concentration and money in our politics.
Emma Ashford, Foreign Policy
Gary Johnson's 'Aleppo moments' don't undo smart foreign policy platform
Still, gaffes don't help sell the otherwise ripe idea of a more restrained U.S. engagement.
Mark Brandt
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On a light-rail train in Minneapolis, a good deed done right
It was a random — and quiet — act of kindness
Jonathan Allen, CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
Mike Pence and the path to power for the GOP
The party has Trump, but it also has a strong lineup of up-and-comers, and the Democrats don't. So the vice presidential debate will really be about 2020 and beyond.
Faye Flam, Bloomberg View
How news releases and embargoes distort science coverage
A recent hacking incident has generated discussion about how the science research publicity machine produces a false sense of urgency.
Editorial
Aftermath of expected assault on Mosul is biggest concern
Driving out ISIL is one thing. What comes next?
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