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STEVE CHAPMAN
Drugs and addiction: Modern prohibition takes a deadly, and growing, toll
Banning a substance sends addicts to the black market, greatly compounding the dangers of drug use.
Editorial, Seattle Times
More evidence that marijuana can help the U.S. address the opioid crisis
Two new studies show patients are more likely to turn to pot if legal.
Jennifer Rubin
Comey's no slimeball, but he's also not that important anymore
Mueller's investigation is where the action is. Even Trump understands that.
Mara Bain
Forest Lake's 'no' to mental health project will be next community's gain
If you ask the tough questions, you'll get the facts — and a great youth mental health project that we rejected.
Editorial
As pump prices rise, we'll hear more Americans talking about 'staycation'
Fuel costs are expected to be at highest levels since 2014 this summer.
Jonathan Weinhagen and Dee Williamson
Ridesharing has been a boon in the Twin Cities; bring it to the entire state
A bill to create statewide rules for companies would help spread this service, which has had strong economic and public safety benefits.
Cathy O’Neil, Bloomberg View
Congress, like all of America, is missing the point about Facebook
Look, our data is already out there. We need rules about what's done with it.
Jennifer Rubin
Ryan's deal with the devil has had its way with him
He's gotten one thing right. The time to abandon a ship is before it sinks.
John Kass, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
'Chappaquiddick': Impressive, overdue and worthy of a slow, long clap
This piercing film about the tragedy involving Ted Kennedy offers a lesson on how political myths work, at what cost and who pays.
Thomas J. Abood, Karen Rauenhorst and Brian Short
Counterpoint: Archdiocese's bankruptcy filing wasn't done to impede clergy-abuse cases
It was to ensure that all claimants are treated fairly, not just the first ones. In addition, a judge has rejected claims that we've shielded or hidden assets.
Bernard A. Hebda
Counterpoint: Archdiocese has lived up to settlement agreement in clergy abuse case
Nothing can undo the great harm done by abuse, but we are taking verifiable, practical steps to protect children, as well as to make restitution.
Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Before he retires from Congress, some advice for Paul Ryan
House leader should back legislation to protect Robert Mueller.
Editorial
Kids are risking their health 'vaping' at school
There are many unknowns and evidence it leads to smoking cigarettes.
Gary Henrickson
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An open letter to the chancellor of the Minnesota State system
There are several areas where goals and reality do not match. But the central problem is that the system is overbuilt.
Don Wendel
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Myron Orfield and Will Stancil
50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act: Where has Minnesota's dedication gone?
The state led the effort, but there are few signs of progress here now. The evolution of a breakdown.
Andrei Lankov
North Korea's denuclearization is unlikely. But successful talks are possible.
The best deal President Donald Trump can hope for is a flawed one. Here's why that's OK.
David B. Murphy
Ex-CEO's $25,000 PAC donation: This is what is wrong with the world
The controversy is over where the money went, but even more worrisome, from the vantage point of most of us, is where it didn't.
Doug Glanville
An untimely bunt and the value of unwritten rules, in baseball and beyond
They fill in the blanks that concrete rules don't cover. They're more like tenets, and countries have gone to war over tenets.
Jeremy Iggers
Mehran from Tehran and Atefeh from Isfahan want to meet you. Face to face.
With the technology of today, this is quite possible, and you'll be the better for it. We all will.
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