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Mercedes Carnethon
Biggest Women's World Cup lesson: Teach girls to be competitive
It applies broadly to women in our culture, which overweights (for them) collaboration and consensus-building.
Annastacia Belladonna-Carrera and Ginny Klevorn
Supreme Court reminds voters who's in charge on redistricting
Minnesotans are empowered to create fair election maps; join us.
Paul Waytz
Going beyond greenish: Why gardens and gardening matter
After I joined a garden club and really began digging in the dirt, community and camaraderie, as well as an understanding of our surroundings, followed.
Leonard Pitts Jr., Miami Herald (TNS)
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The 'swatting' of a black man in America
Police recently surrounded my home, due to a prank call. I kept calm; they were professional. But there's reason to wonder if things might have gone differently.
Brandon Ferdig
A need for a forgotten concept in America — nuance
Drama surrounding a Denver bookstore's Drag Queen Story Hour demonstrates the need for gray between black and white.
Jon Oleson
Where is patriotism found? In everyday dedication
If we merely display our feelings for the red, white and blue, it's not enough.
Ruth DeFoster
Finding purpose in America: Be decent. Be earnest. Don't lose your capacity for shock and sorrow.
We cannot become desensitized if we are going to reclaim our democracy.
Bonnie Blodgett
St. Paul's waste-bin blues
The city's need for simpler collection keeps hitting obstacles. This leads a person to ponder other kinds of consolidation.
Joe Nocera
How Lee Iacocca created the celebrity CEO, for better or worse
He made it OK for a chief executive not just to gain fame, but to desire it.
Editorial
The robocall scourge keeps growing
Authorities keep trying to crack down, but with little progress.
Adam Minter
The unbanked don't need Facebook's money
The social-media company is entering well-trod territory and is unlikely to be welcomed.
Dick Schwartz
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How I came to love small-town life on the Fourth of July
On this holiday, there was plenty for a newcomer to take in.
Andrew Offenburger
Historical siblings: Minnesota and Matabeleland
Lessons about this state's frontier ambitions can be found in a native son's imperial exploits in Africa.
Stephanie Wilkinson
Value divisions now play out in U.S. restaurants, too
The real hospitality code comes down to a simple if paradoxical statement: All are welcome. Terms and conditions apply.
Megan McArdle
Democrats are in disunity. How long can Pelosi hold them together?
So far she's done better than other House speakers have in similar situations.
Max Nisen
Trump's bully pulpit didn't stop drug-price hikes
The midyear bump is an annual summer tradition, though the industry is learning to avoid the dates everyone is watching.
Editorial
Editorial
Trump takes the stage in North Korea
To what end?
Edward J. Holland
In our approach to health care, we must not weaponize religious beliefs
It's good that the Trump administration has postponed a rule that would upset the balance between conscience and professional duty.
Kayla Shelley
We Minnesota State students were talked down to as our tuition was raised
We weren't looking for a generational debate, but the board of trustees didn't appear to understand the impact.
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