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Judi Dutcher
Political campaigns: Let's not live for the gaffes and 'gotchas'
I made my mistake, and it cost me. But communication pratfalls don't necessarily indicate a lack of knowledge or skill. Things happen. Cut candidates some slack.
Richard Greelis
Policing: Careful with limits on K-9 apprehensions
Good training and relationships are needed, but so is flexibility, because one never knows how a police call will develop.
Max Stier
There's an HR crisis in the federal government
The problems with hiring and personnel management are perennial — and fundamental. Here's how to fix them.
Editorial, Dallas Morning News
Will Trump-Kim summit be a springboard to future diplomacy?
It's natural to wonder, but so far all we have are high hopes.
Editorial
Charles Krauthammer wrote for all the right reasons
Columnist didn't seek approval from the powerful; he wanted us to think.
Victor Cha
Give Trump and Kim credit for walking us back from war
Their agreement is just a beginning, but consider where we were just five months ago. (Or for the last 65 years.)
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg News (TNS)
In Ohio voting case, Supreme Court takes a nakedly political turn
The court's conservatives generally interpret statutes based on text, while the liberals prefer looking to statutory purpose. That didn't work for them this time, so …
Robert Allen
On net, Minneapolis policy change on marijuana enforcement harms public safety
What seems at first like social justice only reinforces illegal trade. Legalization through controlled distribution is the better alternative.
Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal
Trade wars will hurt Wisconsin companies and consumers
Trump's policies are a blow to state that helped him win the election.
Leonid Bershidsky
G-7 fallout: There's a method to Trump's madness
He's giving all rules a stress test, without rejecting them outright. It might work.
Eric Jolly and R.T. Rybak
Counterpoint: The first word in 'community foundations' still solidly applies
Here are a few examples of that work in Minnesota. And the question of priorities? Asked and answered, every day.
Lori Sturdevant
Candidate filing gone wild in Minnesota: Was it the endorsement system's valediction?
What to make of DFL's several wide-open races.
Kay Coles James
The advice for graduates? Demand the ball
There are moments in our lives when we have to stop hedging. When we have to speak firmly, act clearly — and execute.
Paul Waytz
The dedicated, persevering young people entering medicine today
They were lucky. But they earned their degrees, too. And they'll need continued determination as they enter a difficult field.
Lisa Albrecht
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An open letter to elected officials, urban planners and developers
More density is not humane. Please explain why bigger is better.
David Rothkopf
Trump, summit catalyst, as only he could be
With eye on short term, beware the long term.
Cheryl Olseth
The farm bill and the importance of the American prairie
It is vital that Congress incorporate a bipartisan conservation act introduced by members from Minnesota and South Dakota.
Andy Dawkins and Stephen B. Young
'Blame it on '68,' revisited: Toward a new democracy
Following publication of a commentary that aimed to define root causes of American decline, the author and a respondent sat down to map a way forward.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
Insulin shouldn't be out of reach for millions worldwide
Governments could take steps to drive down the cost, increase availability.
Jessica Unruh
Remember Dakota Access? And all those fears that didn't come to pass?
It's been quiet on that contested front, a year after operations began. Which is not so surprising for a generally uneventful enterprise.
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