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David Schultz
Counterpoint: Minnesota's racial disparities have been long-known, long-ignored
We documented the problem in Minnesota 25 years ago and made recommendations.
Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Steve Fletcher
Editorial counterpoint: Minneapolis residents have mixed views on policing
A desire for adding officers is tempered by concerns over how the Police Department operates.
David Greenberg
Stop calling leftists like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez liberals
For several years now, reporters and pundits have been conflating the terms. This is dangerous.
Paidamoyo Chikate
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Nicollet Mall Station safety and the visually impaired
Can urban designers see the problem? A recent close call proves the point.
Madeline O’Phelan
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A modest pitch for my St. Paul neighborhood
One year in West Seventh (and why you should move there).
Eli Lake, Bloomberg News (TNS)
Without Bolton, Trump can now go soft on Iran
The president is basically pushing for a bargain very similar to the one that he criticized Obama for negotiating.
Lauren Kay Johnson
A letter to 9/11: Happy birthday to the war without end
My generation, the first of the post-9/11 veterans, and those who came before: We are the memory-keepers.
Jeff Vest and Greg Deckert
Minnesota is being asked to become a suicide tourism destination
A proposed law is so lax that it could be used swiftly and unscrupulously — convenient for those traveling from afar.
Rich Cowles
Myths and facts about suicide: We can't talk about this issue without talking about guns
Their availability greatly increases mortality.
Stephen J. Lyons
'Who won the week?' Me, because I stopped watching cable news
Out here among the corn and soybean fields of the Midwest, more-tangible matters will suffice.
Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg News (TNS)
Hey, Democrats: Americans won't pay your carbon taxes
The public has a low tolerance for higher costs. Even those who consider that mind-set shortsighted have to reckon with it.
Henning Schroeder
An impressionable world and flavors of U.S. diplomacy
My childhood memories from Germany include Richard Nixon's visit 50 years ago. That president chose his words carefully. Times have changed.
Editorial
Newark's water woes highlight national danger
Yet another American city is dealing with lead pipes installed decades ago.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and David Daley
Too many U.S. voters live under minority rule. Here's why.
Gerrymandering distorts representation not just in Congress but in legislatures, Wisconsin among them.
Editorial
Mistreated by a TSA screener? Court says you can seek damages
Those who abuse their authority must be held accountable.
Clarence Page
A teachable MeToo moment in Al Franken's fall?
Some are reevaluating his outcome and standards of chastisement.
Stephen B. Young
2020 campaign: Where are the worldly concerns?
A president should have mature views about our nation's global role. Democratic candidates have been awfully quiet about this.
Ash Carter
We don't need a draft or mandatory public service
It wouldn't match the best people to the right tasks. We'd do better by simply promoting the underlying ideals.
Peter H. Nerothin
Could a Super Bowl victory be the worst case for Vikings fans?
Would we be as tight if we tasted success?
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