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Douglas Yee
Sorry, but robust funding is way to conquer cancer
Cancer research funding is a drop in the bucket compared to health-care spending overall.
Robert K. Vischer
Lawyers' unsung role: When the high and mighty overreach, count on us
Whether it's Trump or Obama, we have the public's back.
Chicago Tribune editorial
Video gaming has found a new home in the Big Ten
Conference TV network will stream competitions between schools.
Editorial
On day of remembrance, White House embraced 'Holocaust denial'
Expanding genocide's meaning to include "everyone" obliterates history.
David Schultz
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Bills in Minnesota Legislature are at odds with balanced redistricting
The solution, in place elsewhere and which these bills forbid, is to have a non- or bipartisan commission do the work.
Russia's wrongheaded move to decriminalize domestic violence
Lawmakers recognize it as a "norm of family life," a critic says.
Lori Sturdevant
Have Minnesota leaders kicked the gridlock habit?
An agreement on health premium relief and other factors give reason for hope.
Richard Harris
This must be the place: The star power of St. Louis Park
The city has long had the reputation of evincing civic excellence and incubating people of import. Writer Richard Harris checked it out. It's still true.
Editorial
Before sending in feds, Trump should focus on Chicago police
DOJ report on shortcomings of city's policing is a good starting point.
John Rash
Rash Report: 'Alternative facts' and the power of words
The press reacts to — and is targeted by — the Trump administration in the week after the inaugural.
Editorial
Court ruling likely sets up fierce Brexit debate in British Parliament
It also restores some needed order to the country's E.U. breakup.
Colin McEnroe, The Hartford Courant (TNS)
Mary Tyler Moore showed us the real experience of living
Her characters were of a classic type that we need more of right now. Her comedy worked because we could see ourselves.
D.J. Tice
If we're lucky, Trump may follow the Ventura model
A boorish clown, sure, but he may have grownup advisers.
Gary Marvin Davison
Counterpoint: Some public school educators promote a badly flawed ideology
They embrace a dogma that dismisses a commonly shared body of knowledge for a social and emotional learning creed.
Editorial
Oscar nominations reflect a memorable year for diversity
But film industry needs to widen notion of what "people of color" means.
THE ECONOMIST
Trump is only the latest advocate of a global economic shift
Economic pendulum is swinging, but consumers may rue the day.
Jenny Gaines
Survivors of human trafficking need help in wiping legal slate clean
"Vacatur" laws provide hope for starting a new life, but the Legislature must act.
Sophia Vinogradov
At the U, we're building the top academic psychiatry unit in the Midwest
We must be vigilant about protecting the rights of all research volunteers.
León Krauze, The Washington Post
Time for Mexico to stand up to el maton Americano
Like all bullies, Trump picks on the weak -- at least until they fight back.
James Allard
Government regulations: Sometimes the feds get it absolutely right
A little-known requirement tucked into the Americans with Disabilities Act has paid dividends to computer entrepreneurs.
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