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Jean Boler
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2018 Legislature: Why the sex harassment fix must move forward
A measure passed in the House but stalled in the Senate would restore Minnesota's groundbreaking workplace protections.
Doug Sosnik
Impeachment then and now: How did Clinton survive? By doing everything Trump is not.
There was no communications gain or political victory worth running the risk of increasing the president's legal exposure. Every communication and action was about conveying leadership and stability.
Dan Cain
Editorial counterpoint: How Minnesota's prison population got out of control
Over time, pragmatic requirements created for the Sentencing Guidelines Commission fell victim to meddling, and the societal effects rained down.
Lori Sturdevant
Questions about the Legislature? Answers here.
On its size, influences, vacancies, constitutional obligations and more.
David Banks
The adoption equation
A birth mother's story confirms adoption as an act of love, while an older adoptee finds obstacles to knowing his own origins.
Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News (TNS)
Paging Justice Kennedy: Please don't step down
Speculation arises anew over possible retirement of court's key swing voter.
Nancy Cripe
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For Teacher Appreciation Week, passing the torch on a love of space
And Mr. Corbett has a lesson on rebuilding for Minnehaha, too.
Editorial
Congress missed an opporunity to reform air traffic control
Corporate-jet and private-plane lobbies feared having to pay higher fees.
Megan McArdle, The Washington Post
When it comes to loving their kids, parents are the 'experts'
Alfie Evans case isn't really about health care systems — but about different cultures' degree of deference to family.
James Hovland, Elizabeth Kautz and Janet Williams
No need to mess with the Metropolitan Council
Tweaks such as staggered terms make sense. But here's why we mayors think switching membership to local officials is ill-advised.
Editorial
Add cheerleader mistreatment to the list of NFL embarrassments
They face long hours, low pay and sexual harassment from fans.
Myron Frans and Charles Zelle
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Counterpoint: Transportation funding amendment is a gimmick
Using the state Constitution to tie legislators' hands would be a mistake for several reasons.
Kim Crockett
Why are we in such a hurry for our little kids to grow up?
Legislators should stand up to Gov. Dayton's push for universal pre-K, aka "free child care," which is wasteful and misguided.
Editorial, Charlotte Observer
Democrats should let the Trump administration handle North Korea
Unlike the GOP, which interfered with Obama's Iran negotiations.
PATSY GREEN and KEVIN DONOVAN
Counterpoint: School start times are not one-size-fits-all
A proposal for a statewide mandate would create a domino effect of logistical and financial woes. Leave this issue to local control.
Peter Hutchinson
Minneapolis schools must go big or go home
We should invest $100 million to "buy" the change students, teachers and families need.
Editorial, Newsday
Federal decriminalization is key to sustaining marijuana's momentum
Schumer's bill would take that step and leave legalization up to the states.
Gregg Larson
Young people in the obits: When silence isn't golden
Family members aren't obligated to share a cause of death. But society could better tackle problems like suicide and addiction if they did.
Amy Kramer Brenengen
A woman's place is … just in the Variety section?
That's where an article about gender bias and leadership appeared, instead of in the Business section, as if to confirm the gap. It's just one example. We must take action.
Maggie Hennefeld
Michelle Wolf's stellar feminist killjoy roast at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Her purpose wasn't to make the audience laugh but to speak truth to power. Smashing success.
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