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Johannes L. Jacobse
Pornography is an affliction for young men. And it's been mainstreamed.
It comes from the depths of hell to destroy their characters before they can grow into a healthy sense of who they are.
Editorial
In battle of Wall Street vs. retirees, judge rightly backs consumers
The Trump administration ought to get the message on "fiduciary rule."
Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Yemen is no place for U.S. involvement
Trump administration can save both money and culpability in a tragedy.
Steve Werle
A painting of Jackson and a portrait in contrasts
We have a good sense of what Lincoln saw in the image. What about Trump?
John Rash
Amid award season in U.S., global art 'under threat'
A report from the advocacy group Freemuse states that 'artists continue to be silenced all over the world.'
Lynn A. Blewett
An interim plan to stabilize Minnesota's individual health insurance market
Something must be done while we wait for Congress to do whatever it's going to do to the Affordable Care Act. This plan is a bridge.
D.J. Tice
It's a living lab for changes in the minimum wage
Increases could harm the vulnerable in subtle ways.
Lori Sturdevant
Broadband is still the missing link in rural Minnesota
Voters there may warm to politicians who can make things better on this front.
Editorial
Here's a GOP plan that could turn the tide on climate policy
A carbon tax means change driven by consumers, not regulators.
Editorial, Duluth News-Tribune
Trump should reverse Obama order on northeast Minnesota mineral leases
December order halting mineral exploration was 11th-hour overreach.
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?
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