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Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View
Trade wars are easy to win? Not always, history suggests
Indeed, the nation's first declared war grew out of a trade conflict.
Editorial
It's up to Hollywood to clean up its own act
Weinstein revelations sparked two movements, but will things change?
Dick Schwartz
Winter in Minnesota: I may not always like it, but I'll always love it
School closings on radio, shoveling, layering. They're in my blood, in ways that fog, slush and Santas in shorts just can't match.
Marshall H. Tanick
Was Georgia's elimination of proposed Delta tax break unconstitutional?
Quite possibly. A Minnesota case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court could be relevant to Georgia's action involving the airline.
David Berry
Counterpoint: Minnesota legislator's wage comparison shortchanges the public sector
It didn't compare apples to apples. And it misread the purposes and dynamics of pay ladders.
Editorial, Mankato Free Press
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U.S. parks and monuments need basic maintenance
Sites in Minnesota are among many nationally that look haggard.
Joseph DeBoer
Mental illness in Minnesota jails: Don't prosecute DHS staff for backlogs; target elected officials
The proposed legal action is preposterous, but placement delays are indeed an issue, so let's get to the true bottom of it.
Mike Meyers
The tariff sheriff: Trump embraces an idea that usually backfires
The president seems intent on protecting Americans from the benefits of one-quarter of their economy.
John Rash
Rash Report: #MeToo movement will hasten Hollywood shifts
Drive for diversity in front of and behind the camera bolstered by "Black Panther" and activism.
Bill George and Richard Davis
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A salute to the Mayo Clinic's retiring servant-leader
How Dr. John Noseworthy's mission-focused approach can aid Minnesota's world-class medical sector and other fields as well.
Tim Schaefer and Amanda LaGrange
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Measure to combat our throwaway tech culture would be win-win for repair workers and landfills
Minnesota legislators are considering a bipartisan bill that would require electronics manufacturers to make replacement parts and tools needed for repairs available.
D.J. Tice
Guns and public safety: In the absence of a middle ground, the most persistent passion will prevail
It's the "interests' vs. the "people," a line Walz is trying to straddle.
FROM THE ECONOMIST
China and the world: The West's bet on an amenable global partner fails
Still undemocratic — oh, how undemocratic — but now also broadly ambitious: That's the China the world must learn to live with, to manage.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
Kushner mess shows U.S. security system's flaws
Federal government needs to reduce backlog of clearance applications.
HUGH HEWITT
Partisanship, profit and the two 'rivers' in U.S. media
Where do you get your information? CNN? Fox? Facebook? The 2016 election severed Americans from each other destructively, and as never before.
LINDEN OLSON
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Fighting vast disparities in our schools' funding
Homeowners see inequities in property tax burdens across districts. The Legislature must act on four core principles in an ignored report.
Editorial
Chicago needs to expand O'Hare, retain top-tier hub
There's a reason Amazon is focused on air service in city search.
Shaun Richman
Labor law before the Supreme Court: Case could go awry for those aiming to disrupt unions
What's at stake is a rule that brought structure to bargaining and contained discord.
Jared Bernstein
Tariffs are the wrong solution-- but they're aimed at the RIGHT problem
And nobody else in the power structure has ANYTHING to offer to those hurt by globalization.
Editorial, Dallas Morning News
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