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Roger Lowenstein
Why Howard Schultz should run for president
He's a billionaire businessman. But imagine the contrast with Trump.
Jacqueline Brux
Counterpoint: Cubans do have cause for happiness
Not to minimize repression, but on several data points policies have been effective.
Rebecca Sager and Brie Loskota
Religious 'nones' need to organize to gain political clout
Despite their growing numbers, they lack the donors, media outlets and passion to mobilize voters of many evangelical churches.
Karin Winegar
A neighborhood garbologist considers college students' spring discards
This stuff is still perfectly usable. Maybe even by you!
Editorial, Newsday
A new and fitting tribute to World Trade Center survivors, first responders
The tragic impact of the months they spent at 'the pile' reverberates.
Gregory Clay, Tribune News Service (TNS)
50 years since the RFK candidacy was cut short
What if he hadn't been assassinated? Victory, or even the Democratic nomination, was not assured. But his idealism was never in doubt.
Judith Koll Healey
Philanthropy and leadership: Have community foundations lost sight of their North Star?
Fundraising and asset-building overwhelmed the community-leadership role, in one case to disastrous effect. How we got here.
David Cole
Wedding cake couple lost a battle but won the war
The Supreme Court issued a narrow ruling that made clear the government's interest in preventing discrimination by businesses based on religious and philosophical grounds.
Christine Michaud Woods
Children's books: There's gender bias even among talking animals
Twice as often, these anthropomorphized creatures turn out to be male.
Patti Davis
Mourning America: What my father, Ronald Reagan, would say today
Among other things, he'd say that our democracy puts the burden of vigilance on all citizens.
Editorial
Former Illinois governor deserved his sentence
And Trump shouldn't give him a Get Out of Jail Free card.
Editorial
Trump is flying solo in a global economy
Targeting U.S. allies with high tariffs will provoke retaliation.
John Rash
Malian 'Spiderman' becomes real-life French superhero
Remarkable rescue shows the power of viral video and reflects the potency of immigration issue in Europe.
Bonnie Blodgett
Would that those noxious leaf blowers go the way of the dodo
The sound. The gas guzzling. The pollution. The waste. It's time for urban dwellers to unite and call for a noise ban on the contraptions.
Brandon Ferdig
A visit to Cuba shows the cracks and strengths of its system
What I saw there, and what it suggests about the things an aggressive government can and cannot make better.
Lori Sturdevant
At Minnesota's Un-Convention, bipartisan groups tack toward the center
A sense that partisanship is now so extreme that it poses a risk to the republic may have spurred turnout.
Jerry Trooien
Why I'll be campaigning for U.S. Senate as a true independent
Forget attack ads and partisan politics. Here are the principles I'm running on.
Julie Knopp
The story of Wally the Pig and his farm sanctuary
His amazing rescue puts spotlight on a movement emerging in the Twin Cities.
Editorial Board
John Bolton is the world's unlikely hope for peace.
Trump could make a half-baked Korean deal that increases dangers — but it's less likely with such a hawk whispering in his ear.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
'Right to try': Bypassing the FDA's quality control is a questionable privilege
Patients should be cautious now that Trump has signed law about experimental treatments.
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