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Patricia Murphy, CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
Farmers' love for Trump is in peril
"The sentiment out in farm country is getting grimmer by the day. Our patience is waning, our finances are suffering, and the stress from months of living with the consequences of these tariffs is mounting."
Editorial
At least so far, 2019 Minnesota Legislature is a disappointment
Those who hoped for less gridlock, more compromise may be out of luck.
Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg News (TNS)
Despite what you've heard, Americans trust their government
And that's a good thing — because they rely on it.
Jonathan Weinhagen
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Legislature's last week: Focus on the art of the 'must-doable'
That will yield results that Minnesotans can be proud of. Key issues: workforce development, education, transportation and housing.
Kjell Bergh
Counterpoint: Automobile industry is truly a global endeavor, and tariffs do not help
The collateral damage can only result in sharply higher prices and fewer jobs.
Ivo Daalder
U.S. military intervention in Venezuela is not advisable
This would be a go-it-alone affair that would face off partly against Cuban troops and Russian advisers. And if one thing unites the region, it is opposition to an American military action.
Editorial
Trump's economy is booming, but not for everyone
The big problem continues to be a lack of jobs for the less-educated.
D.J. Tice
Jeff Forester
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Lakes illimitable are lakes lost
Aquatic invasive species have changed the context of public access.
Lori Sturdevant
A 'just say no' status quo prevails at the State Capitol, I fear
Politics was once a means to an end. Now it's just the end.
John Rash
Rash Report: J.R.R. Tolkien's life was as compelling as his work
A new movie and a museum exhibit displaying his creative process reveal the human behind "The Hobbit."
Pete Stauber and Peter Navarro
North American trade proposal will put U.S. in a better position
The United States-Mexico-Canada agreement will benefit our factories and farmers.
Editorial
Mourning the loss of those who saved others in shootings
They deserved so much better from lawmakers owned by the gun lobby.
Ramesh Ponnuru
Bipartisan infrastructure bill is unlikely to be good use of tax dollars
It's unlikely the $2 trillion bill will be a good use of taxpayer money.
Bill Blazar
Counterpoint: Minnesota needs independent policy ideas again
Currently, our debates and our solutions are driven by ideology (as two recent commentaries reflect). It wasn't always that way. Foundations, this presents an opportunity.
Sandy Lewandowski
Legislators have responsibility to keep schools safe
Students and staff face danger every day due to lack of mental health and trauma services in public schools. Legislators are now negotiating what will, and won't, get funded.
David Banks
Forwarded with comment: Constitutional crisis, yes or no?
An article at Slate helps frame the question.
Drew Hamre
Counterpoint: U.S. tactics in Venezuela are a deadly kind of humanitarianism
A recent study says that U.S. sanctions are responsible for roughly 40,000 deaths there in 2017 and 2018.
Rick Scott
U.S. military action in Venezuela may become a necessity
I understand the concern this may generate. I share it. But we have an unavoidable hemispheric interest there — which will be challenged — and inaction will have consequences.
Editorial, Boston Herald
Elizabeth Warren is behind in the polls and getting desperate
Democratic senator calls for impeachment in latest attempt to catch up.
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