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Enbridge's Line 3 proposal: Why 13 young Minnesotans launched a legal fight against a pipeline
We bring a unique perspective, because we will live the longest with the consequences of today's decisions.
Christopher M. Bellitto
Embrace the courage of moderates
Extremists wash out subtlety and boil their traditions down to silly slogans. Moderates embrace the flaws and depths of theirs to find a better way.
Ed Rogers
The media's mass hysteria over 'collusion' is out of control
The coverage of Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting may be the last gasp of a faux scandal. There are always people hovering around campaigns trying to peddle information and traffic in supposed silver bullets.
John Freivalds
Fake fears: Trump's tall tales in Europe
He said the biggest existential threat was radical Muslims. Those dealing most directly with the Russia threat think otherwise.
Laura Bloomberg
Vaccinations and autism: Goal is prevention, but there's a need for two-way discussion
In addressing the heated issue of vaccines and autism in the Somali community, we would be well-advised to blend messages of research-based evidence with compassion and cultural understanding.
Francis Wilkinson, Bloomberg View (TNS)
Three shooting victims, but likely only one with a law named after her
"Kate's Law" is on its way to passage, but two other women who were shot and killed have no utility for Republicans' narrative.
Henry Farrell
Trump's plan to work with Putin on cybersecurity makes no sense
A certain amount of sharing can be useful, but this is something else.
John Rash
Rash Report: Why Trump's — and America's —international image matters
A new Pew poll reports low global confidence in the president, which may make diplomatic efforts more difficult.
Jason Snead, The Heritage Foundation (TNS)
Actually, voter fraud is real -- and widespread
A Heritage Foundation database has documented hundreds of proven cases.
Editorial
Trump on the world stage: Stirring words, unclear meaning
Which values is he summoning us to defend?
D.J. Tice
On travel ban, Supreme Court threaded the needle
Court did what courts should.
Lori Sturdevant
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Hypotheticals: The Met Council edition
Imagine if it had always been an elected body. Would there be less partisan suspicion?
Lawrence R. Jacobs
Minnesota party politics: The battles within
Both parties are defining themselves for the state's next election cycle — and, strategically, both rather love the direction their opponent appears to be taking. The struggle for the DFL's soul could be particularly decisive.
Walter F. Mondale with Linda A. Klein
Don't turn our backs on justice for all
The White House wants to defund legal aid services that help millions of Americans. That would be costly — and wrong.
Editorial
Charlie Gard tragedy is one more reason to doubt single-payer solution
British medical drama foreshadows what could happen in America.
JULIE KNOPP
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My dive for good food in a Twin Cities dumpster
Our nighttime bounty highlights the problem of grocery waste and health inequities.
Eli Lake, Bloomberg View
Think U.S. can stop North Korea's nukes? How quaint.
More talking just won't work, and it's only a matter of time before Pyongyang completes its nuclear program.
ANNETTE MEEKS
Counterpoint: Painful lessons from a municipal broadband boondoggle
As the failure of Lake County's experiment shows, local officials have no business saddling taxpayers with projects like this.
Editorial
An exception is in order for an exceptional girls robotics team
The State Department's denial of their travel visa is inexplicable.
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
Lessons from Russian meddling may make U.S. stronger
Putin forced Americans to look into a not-so-shiny mirror.
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