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Frank Brown, Russ Henry and, Jennifer Pritchett
Why paying $15 is good for our businesses and for families
As three Minneapolis employers, investing in our workers is not just warm and fuzzy.
Editorial
Even youngest schoolkids face racial profiling
Researchers find discrimination against black preschool students.
Maureen K. Reed
The sensible surprises in the Nobel Peace Prize selection
Santos got the award even after the accord he pursued was rejected — and he got it to himself. Here's what that means:
Evan Fleischer
Justice, un-American-style: Threat to jail opponent just the start for Trump
This country believes in the rule of law, not might-makes-right. Do we need to be reminded? Apparently so.
Dan White
On fiscal policy, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton fail
Both would trigger a smaller economy and more debt. The themes:
Stephen Carlson
15 years, and we still don't know what will become of Afghanistan
This is an election year, but it's a rare occurrence when either presidential candidate even mentions the country where 8,000 Americans remain stationed.
Mark Oppenheimer
What Trump could learn from the Jewish tradition about apologizing
The world has changed, but certain principles are timeless. For instance, make amends to the specific people you've wronged.
Editorial
A promising new front for gun control efforts
Advocates are turning to state-by-state ballot measures.
Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Respect for women: That matter of Bill Clinton and equivalence
He isn't running for president, but, fine — let's talk about his womanizing. If you want to know the truth, I'm furious about it.
Yolanda Young
Respect for women: Boycotting a movie misses the point
"Birth of a Nation" star and filmmaker Nate Parker may be a lowlife, as some women have charged, but it is often necessary to separate the artist from his or her work.
Shaun R. Harper
Some guys may talk like Trump in private; real men don't
It's time for male role models to step up and tell guys who are speaking like adolescent jerks to man up.
Jim Abeler and Rod Hamilton
Health insurance: State must help those facing financial ruin
With insurance premiums slated to go through the roof, Minnesota should set up a reinsurance pool. It can be done and it must be done.
George F. Will
Trump's vile candidacy is chemotherapy for the GOP
His sexual loutishness is sufficient reason for defeating him, though far down the list. Nonetheless, he should stay atop the ticket, for four reasons.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
Affordable Care Act, like the first lady's garden, will prove hard to uproot
It's a good example of a program with substantial lock-in. On the other hand, if a program is bad enough, it will — eventually — unlock itself.
Editorial
Twitter should reject Turkey's moves to silence journalists
Government is using laws to restrict freedom rather than protect them.
John Rash
Rash Report: 'Command and Control' should spark a debate
'Techno-horror-thriller' documentary depicts a danger that's domestic as well as international.
William Barber II, Rob Eller-Isaacs and Carla J. Bailey
Progressive churches take on vital problems
Minnesotans of faith seek to inspire a national reawakening that has very specific goals.
Lori Sturdevant
Fearful and loathsome campaigning in Minnesota mailboxes
Flier about two DFL candidates picks the wrong approach and wrong topic.
PolitiFact: Clinton and Trump — an update on truth-telling
The campaign rolls on, and each new day is an opportunity for the candidates to fine-tune their personal profiles of probity, or the various shades thereof. Here's where Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump stand. For assessments of individual statements, visit politifact.com.
Jason Sole and Rachel Wannarka
Philando Castille decision: Choi must not repeat Freeman's missteps
Does black life have any value in Minnesota? An answer is pending; may it improve upon the past.
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