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Shamus O’Meara
March 1, 2018

Schools and public safety: Minnesota doesn't have to stoop to arming teachers

We've long embraced sound practices to prepare for emergencies.
Deb Sposito
March 1, 2018
Meghan Stephenson hugs her child before staying goodbye outside Orono Schumann Elementary School as a police officer stands nearby as students arrive

Schools and public safety: Why I donated to the boy who made the Orono threats

It's a lesson in empathy, forgiveness and understanding autism.
Peter Hutchinson
March 1, 2018
Graduation Ceremony ,Congratulated the graduates in University.

Counterpoint: No, learning isn't booming. Diplomas are still a fraud.

A rosy high school graduation report perpetuates the lie on college readiness.
Heidi N. Moore, The Washington Post
March 1, 2018
A Dick's Sporting Goods store is seen in Arlington Heights, Ill., Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. Dick's Sporting Goods announced Wednesday that it will imm

Corporations' anti-NRA moves aren't brave or principled -- just good business

Maybe this is how the marketplace is supposed to work — but don't mistake it for a moral transformation.
Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal
February 28, 2018

Wisconsin moves toward a crackdown on drunken driving

Bill would keep chronic offenders off the roads.
Conor Sen, Bloomberg View
February 28, 2018
gross domestic product GDP of USA concept, 3D rendering isolated on white background

Trump's gamble on big deficits just might make sense

His administration's projected growth in GDP will have to come from increased productivity.
Rich Stanek
February 28, 2018
Students head back to school at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for the first time after a gunman killed 17 students in the school on Valentine's

Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek: Three key changes that can help protect our kids in school

I urge training for resource officers, hazard drills (and the money to pay for them) and weapons screening.
Marion O’Neill
February 28, 2018
Someone filling out Contract of Employment.

Editorial counterpoint: The truth behind the delay in ratification of state worker contracts

It's not about politics; it's about data. And we still haven't received all of the information we need to move forward.
Editorial, Duluth News Tribune
February 27, 2018

Federal funding roller coaster threatens the Great Lakes

Wishy-washy approach is odd given past bipartisan support.
Honor Schauland
February 27, 2018
Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada - November 24, 2011: A Jeep Wrangler 4x4 blasts through fresh powder snow after an early winter snow storm.

Driving in a snowstorm in Finland, Minnesota

There's a certain freedom to it. But not too much freedom.
Roopali Phadke and Christie Manning
February 27, 2018

It's not just a buzzword: Why resilience matters to Minneapolis and St. Paul

And why we should spend public money on it.
Rachael Joseph
February 27, 2018
U.S. Rep. Tim Walz (Mankato) talked with AFSME delegates after the forum.

Guns and public safety: The curious evolution of U.S. Rep. Tim Walz

Counterpoint: His timing is fascinating. But a candidate's voting record is the best reflection of who that person truly is.
Issac J. Bailey, Charlotte Observer (TNS)
February 27, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at the Gaylord National Resort and

Vice President Mike Pence's selective piety

He had a lot to say about a religious joke by a comedian, but nothing about the immoral example his boss has set.
Albert R. Hunt, Bloomberg View
February 27, 2018
Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) speaks to the Environmental caucus at the California Democrats State Convention at the San Diego Convention Center on

The left's shoddy attack on Dianne Feinstein

If ideological litmus tests spread to other Democratic primary contests, that would be a gift to Republicans.
David McGrath
February 26, 2018
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2018 file photo, students hold their hands in the air as they are evacuated by police from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Schoo

A classroom talk in Florida, after the shootings

And how President Donald Trump could actually do something great.
Paul Shambroom
February 26, 2018
Steve Ansul • NewsArt

A vigil and a pro-gun event, taken together

Even though neither side wants to talk to the other side, I found that there is still room for common humanity.
Lori Sturdevant
February 23, 2018
Republican state Sen. Carla Nelson, of Rochester, mingled with supporters after announcing her candidacy for the First Congressional District seat in

Candidates who switch capitols are rarer these days

A good test of whether voters like their congressional candidates legislatively seasoned will come in Minnesota's First District this year.
Ron Way
February 23, 2018
Photo illustration

The casualization of America

How 24/7 dressing-down is fraying the fabric of democracy.
Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal
February 23, 2018

Wisconsin lawmakers should stop insults, expand background checks

Name-calling isn't going to lead to compromise or save lives.
Tim Walz
February 23, 2018
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 file photo, students released from a lockdown embrace following following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Dougl

Tim Walz: Please understand my full record on guns

It's evolving in some ways, but I've always been a reformer.
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