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2020 census even more at risk after director's resignation
Instability, funding issues should get Trump administration's attention.
Richard Schwartz
Childhood memories: Call it a case of 'Mother Knows Best'
I was assembling a model airplane I'd gotten as a treasured gift. The last part of the puzzle was truly something else.
MEGAN MCARDLE, Bloomberg View
Yup, Trump's an autocrat, but at least he's a bungling one
Not sure open war with the FBI is in the presidential handbook. Which is unopened in any case.
Lori Sturdevant
Regarding vetoes: Dayton, a former goalie, learns to fully block the net
He used to be resigned to having some unwanted legislation get past him. No more.
Jim Davidson
Lakes with zebra mussels are goners. Lock the trouble there.
It's time for us to stop (stop!) letting invasive species hitch a ride to our docks.
The burden of being black and behind the wheel
New Virginia law requires driver's ed to address police interactions.
Joe Henry
An ever-growing frustration, and a barrier to teaching: Cellphones in the classroom
They fill our classrooms, and while most kids know their proper use, some can't put them down. And that causes big learning problems.
Robin L. Silverman
A lesson from a disaster: Help – and love – prevailed
The outpouring was overwhelming after the 1997 Grand Forks flood, helping to fill a need that no amount of preparation could have met.
John Rash
Comey controversy means difficult diplomacy ahead
For U.S. envoys, a tougher task of projecting America's model of democracy amid disarray at home.
Daniel McDonald
At the U, a record of upholding free speech, and dissent
Civility and safety, even amid protest, have been the rule.
DHRUV KHULLAR
End-of-life care: Talking about what people want is key to seeing that they get it
Talking about death will never be easy, but is increasingly necessary to help ensure patients and families get the care that's best for them.
David O. Stewart, The Washington Post
How Trump can keep his own job after firing Comey
America's first impeached president barely survived after ridding himself of an irksome official he inherited.
Paul Aasen
Minnesota legislators, get the cellphones out of drivers' hands — now
Too many crashes and deaths are linked to distracted driving to wait a year.
Editorial
Minnesota measles outbreak: There's no excuse
Somali-American community should reject anti-vaccine activists.
Georganne Chapin
We're appalled at genital mutilation of girls. What about boys (and circumcision)?
Americans are appalled at seeing girls subjected to it, but mostly blind to issues involving circumcision of boys. It's time for open talk.
ANDY SLAVITT
Minnesota health care, and values, take a blow in GOP bill
Paulsen's defense reflects a need to restore the heritage of putting community ahead of party line.
Charles Lane, The Washington Post
After Comey's long, strange trip, whither the FBI?
He meddled in the election, whether Russia did or not. Trouble was inevitable, and it's not clear how to set things right.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View
Belle Plaine faces an unintended consequence of navigating the First Amendment
A legal solution let a veterans memorial with a cross be in a public park — but opened the door for one with satanic symbols.
David Greenberg
For Republicans in Congress, Comey firing is a moment of truth
Will the party muster the same courage and integrity as GOP senators and representatives did during the days of Watergate?
Jonathan Hafetz
Trump's travel ban: It's the principle, not the president
An update on the court battle that's playing out.
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