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Chicago Tribune editorial
Hoping for more tasty tomatoes? You may soon be in luck
Thanks to academic research, seedy fruit balls may be history.
Conner Kline
Betsy DeVos' sin in Democrats' eyes? Supporting school choice as a way to help kids
The new ed secretary's positions didn't sit well with Democrats, or teachers unions, despite the demonstrated promise of such reforms.
William Pentelovitch
Why I oppose a bill that many in my own Jewish community favor
HF400 targets a boycott-Israel movement that I also oppose, strongly, but it's unconstitutional.
Scott Burwell
Sunday liquor sales would pose a threat to small stores
They'd have higher operating costs but not more revenue, leaving big retailers as the sole winners.
Editorial
DeVos vote shows GOP Senate's lack of courage
Except for Collins and Murkowski, incompetence won the day.
Editorial
LGBT decisions by Trump, Boy Scouts reflect progress
The White House said president will stand by convention pledge.
Editorial
Free speech takes a hit at the University of California, Berkeley
Chancellor welcomed Breitbart speaker, but violence forced cancellation.
John Rash
Rash Report: Worldwide migration crisis sparks fundamental questions
Oscar-nominated documentaries "Fire at Sea" and "4.1 Miles" give context to what's at stake regarding refugee resettlement.
Kathryn Tabke
Counterpoint: You can't take a broad brush to surrogacy
Those of us who do it have profound, and diverse, reasons. The end result is a healthy child who is deeply loved and truly wanted.
RON SCHARA
Moose populations: The thick and thin of it
On Isle Royale, moose are thriving; on Minnesota land, they're not. What can we make of that, without making too much of it? And how do the wolves factor in?
D.J. Tice
Gorsuch: Good with words, and thus, legal analysis?
I've been reading the tea leaves and finding them pleasingly well-written.
Lori Sturdevant
Minnesota's faith communities speak with one voice on refugee issue
A critical mass unites against Trump policy.
Carol Engebretson Byrne, and TIM ODEGARD
Travel restrictions impeded important bridge-building
International exchanges matter, especially for people in war-torn and developing lands who are seeking to find ways to make life better for their countrymen.
Sanna Nimtz Towns
Counterpoint: "No Boycott of Israel" bill in the Legislature must be defeated
This form of expression has a very long history, and it merits free-speech protection.
Noah Smith, Bloomberg View
Nuclear power: The big risks aren't safety, they're cost and innovation
Rapid advances in competing technologies, solar being just one, look to supplant reliance on nuclear energy, the cost of which has become prohibitive.
Editorial, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Minnesota Legislature considers a chilling bill on protests
Proposed crackdown threatens free speech and misses the point.
Fritz Knaak
Trump struck hard and fast; these guys are incredible
I am thankful, truly thankful, for our system of checks and balances.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg
Liberals must calm down and pick their battles wisely
Constant outrage will get progressives nowhere; what's needed is a plan.
Safia Khan
Domestic violence continues to take its toll
Shockingly, data from 2016 and a decade ago are gruesomely similar.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
Fake martyrdom is no way to oppose Trump
Sally Yates' grandstanding has no merit, and undermining legal norms could play into Trump's hands.
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