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At Xcel, we'll stay on a clean energy path
We're leading the way on reducing carbon emissions while keeping electricity affordable.
David Banks
A reasonable reaction to an unreasonable action
In the arc of understanding that follows a tragedy like this, don't be distracted by easy explanations.
KEITH ELLISON
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Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Harvard did the right thing in withdrawing acceptances of 10 students
And the lesson for teens — and adults — is that online behavior matters.
Malcolm Harris
Why do millennials keep leaking government secrets?
Because they are what we've made them to be — their own brand, an army of one.
Mary Sanchez, Kansas City Star (TNS)
Overworked, underskilled — Secret Service beset with problems
There was an important and disturbing congressional hearing last week, and it didn't have to do with James Comey.
Lisa Tibbitts
The risk of being killed by a police officer is lower than you probably imagine
It's about 0.01 percent for any person during an arrest. But the perception is that it's much higher, and that — if it makes people reluctant to seek help from the police — is dangerous.
Ken White
Avoid the cliches in your understanding of free speech
A public debate is valuable, but it should be based on facts and well-established law.
Editorial
Congress, get hip to this timely tip on Route 66
Historic highway is a treasure trove of Americana worth preserving.
Robert K. Vischer
Anti-sharia marches were misguided
Here's why this ancient system governing Muslims can coexist with our nation's laws.
Jonathan Weinhagen, Mindee Kastelic and Will Schroeer
Counterpoint: In the Twin Cities area, transit is needed, wanted — and it works
Here's the evidence — and here's why Kansas City and Indianapolis are poor examples for the Center of the American Experiment to cite in defense of highways.
Steve Vladeck
Understanding 'executive privilege' in the context of Trump and Comey
Trump's lawyer says Comey violated executive privilege. He's wrong.
Deborah Tannen
Message and metamessage: What Trump said and what Comey understood
Figuring out what words mean in context is part of how people communicate. Orders are not always literal, not even in the military.
Editorial, San Diego Union-Tribune
There were bright spots for Trump in Comey testimony
Some media reports were discredited, and there's no evidence of collusion.
DANIELLE ALLEN
70 years after the Marshall Plan: We engaged, but now are turning away
Let this be the end of that reversal. We need the kind of understanding of global issues and obstacles we had then.
D.J. Tice
Progressives' new-found love for states' rights
The left, ahem, seems to be coming around to the beauty of local control.
Lori Sturdevant
Minnesota's Supreme Court must come to the rescue
What's at stake in battle between the governor and the Legislature is not just politics, but the state's Constitution.
R.T. Rybak
R.T. Rybak to Minneapolis leaders: Will you leave a tip credit?
You should, if your plan for a $15 minimum wage is to fit with Minneapolis' restaurant revival. I've seen the reasons, both as a politician and as a child watching my parents run a family business.
John Rash
Rash Report: There's consensus on one president, at least
Russian interference in America's democracy should inspire the pursuit of the truth.
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