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Flynn's flip is bad news for Trump -- even worse for Kushner
President's son-in-law is said to have told Flynn to contact Russia.
Editorial, Charlotte Observer
Everyday citizens deserve more credit for falling crime rates
Neighborhood nonprofits are quietly doing a lot of good work.
Janna Swanson
Iowa 'loves' industrial wind? Not where I live
Counterpoint: The negative impacts of turbines have generated significant opposition.
Joe Schomacker
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Wind projects are blowing new life into many rural Minnesota communities
Counterpoint: In producing clean energy, jobs and revenue, the industry has been good for our region and the state.
Erik Wemple, The Washington Post
On Lauer, NBC has a lot of explaining to do.
How long did higher-ups know -- or how long should they have known -- the nice guy image was a charade?
Jenifer Loon and Sondra Erickson
Keep pressing to ensure that teacher quality is the top priority in hiring and retention
Altering the "last in, first out" layoff policy in state law was a good start.
Judith Koll Healey
Let's bring some rationality to discussion around Al Franken
Though the antics reported were stupid, tasteless and invasive, several issues should cause us to reflect.
Ruth DeFoster and Marta Shore
The Franken case is our moment of truth as progressives
Too many are casting aspersions on Leeann Tweeden and making excuses for the senator. This is hypocrisy, and we need to respond differently.
Editorial
While Congress dithers, some states and cities tighten gun laws
But there's a chance for some federal action on background checks.
Linda Runbeck and Joyce Peppin
The Met Council: Why this unelected governing body needs reforms
Misleading financial statements and mismanagement of the Southwest light-rail project are fueling distrust.
Garrison Keillor, The Washington Post
Garrison Keillor: Talk of Franken resigning is 'pure absurdity'
A day before his own firing, Lake Wobegon's humorist defended the former satirist's "spirit of low comedy."
Editorial
Nation's flood insurance program creates its own disaster
'Repetitive loss' properties account for a third of reimbursements.
Carrie DePasquale
Treating tuition waivers as taxable income is a dangerous idea
Provision would put grad school out of reach for far too many.
Eddie Ryshavy
Little-loved Gateway district merits a place in our memories
The long-gone area of Minneapolis was seen as a prime example of blight, but it touched lives nonetheless.
Andrew Cilek
Editorial got so much so wrong about our work to uphold voting law
Let's set the record straight on the Minnesota Voters Alliance.
Shannon Full
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Lack of due diligence on labor laws causes angst in Minneapolis
A fiscal scoring process that assesses real costs of new ordinances would make sense in the future.
Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Doug Baker and Richard Davis
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Super Bowl LII: The 'Super' extends well beyond the game in Minnesota
A host of activities will reap lasting benefits and showcase Minnesota to the world.
Timothy Hennum
Bde Maka Ska/Lake Calhoun: True, we can't change history, but we can chart change
Let's tell the stories of John Calhoun and of the Dakota people on the shore of Bde Maka Ska.
Amber Phillips
Is Franken's evasive double-talk good enough and smart enough?
Did he or didn't he? Al Franken keeps apologizing for groping he says he can't remember doing.
Congress sees the threat to the Great Lakes that Trump ignores
Senate committee backs restoration funding that White House tried to cut.
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