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Take a break in Chicago, Meghan and Harry
The media is focused on the city budget and the Bears, not celebrities.
John Rash
Rash Report: The world fails to save Syria's citizens
U.S. betrayal of Kurdish allies is just the latest sad chapter in this tragedy, as searing Syrian documentary, "For Sama," shows.
Reps. Frank Hornstein and Mohamud Noor
Anniversary of Tree of Life shooting is a reminder that we must work together to end hate crimes
Our community members are targets of such attacks and we must build a state that is safe, inclusive and welcoming for all.
Catherine Johnson
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Editorial counterpoint: Juvenile crime isn't a problem — it's an opportunity
Instead of a problem, let's see how we can better serve our young people.
Stephen Marks
Paying for Medicare for All? Honestly, it's not a problem
Here are some ideas on how to fund it without increasing the burden on the middle class or the poor.
Noah Feldman
Democrats have an impeachment momentum problem
John Bolton may or may not be the next big witness, but after that?
Eli Lake
Thanks to Iran deal, the Mideast crisis will only get worse
The embargo on Iran is set to expire next year, and a solution under Trump is a long shot.
Steve Chapman
The massive deceptions of 'Medicare for All'
The name alone is misleading, and the program Warren and Sanders support is not actually Medicare at all.
Eugene Meyers
How NASA could help stop climate change with solar satellites
A plan to gather always-available energy in space and send it to the surface has been in the works for decades and has become feasible.
Scott Turow
Author Scott Turow: Foreign Service officers, hacks? Not even close.
I've met many of them in my work. They deserve better than White House attacks.
Michele Norris
Former NPR host Michele Norris: So you want to talk about lynching?
Here, in gruesome detail, is what that history is.
William E. Bennett Jr.
Insurance companies aren't doctors. So why do we keep letting them practice medicine?
Some might argue that it makes sense to pursue an informed consensus on the most cost-effective approach for an individual. That's not what is happening.
Ramesh Ponnuru
What liberals don't get about Facebook, facts and freedom
Mark Zuckerberg's instinct to err on the side of allowing people and groups to post what they want is correct.
Susan Gunderson
Editorial counterpoint: Organ donation debate needs some clarifications
The questions raised by the Star Tribune's editorial are based on inaccurate information.
Stuart Rothenberg, CQ-Roll Call
Could everyone please shut up for a while?
All I want is a few days without finger-pointing and lying.
Editorial, Wall Street Journal
Add 'lynching' to Trump's trolling record
But with each new entry he's at risk of alienating the allies he needs.
Editorial, St. Cloud Times
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Losing the St. John's vs. St. Thomas rivalry
The Tommies may move to Division I and big-time college athletics.
Patrick Schmidt
The NBA, China and the American fan
Global media rights are wonderful, but the faithful supporters are here at home.
Kristi Rendahl
Counterpoint: Nonprofits, valuing diversity? Great, but what are they actually doing?
The risk of the "new focus" is that it's mostly talk. Here's what would make it otherwise.
Mark Lex
Editorial counterpoint: Keep Warner Nature Center running
An updated vision could unfold even as this treasure continued to operate, and then no one would miss out.
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