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Impeachment: In conclusion …
Thoughts from our opinion wires on the impact of the U.S. House vote, as summed up by the writers' closing passages.
Editorial, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Age-friendliness: Minnesota must respect its elders
Investments have not kept pace with demographic changes.
Ann McFeatters
How Trump really could make America great again
There's still integrity at America's core. Sometimes we need to be reminded.
Ilhan Omar, Kari Dziedzic and Mohamud Noor
Omar, Dziedzic, Noor: Cedar-Riverside high-rise fire must prompt action
Five were killed. The community has united in the aftermath of the tragedy. But we all deserve a safe and stable home. Here's what we as lawmakers will do.
John Kass, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Trump is no Jesus, and Pelosi is no Jack Kennedy
The Democratic House impeachment of President Donald Trump was no profile in courage.
Jay Ambrose, Tribune News Service (TNS)
Should Obama have been impeached for abuses of power?
I'm not arguing that he should have been, but under the logic applied to Trump's presidency, he easily could have been.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg News (TNS)
Trump impeachment is a shot in the arm for the Constitution
Half of the legislative branch is taking the document seriously.
Dennis L. Peterson
Editorial counterpoint: Minnetonka followed open-enrollment rules
The matter has been confused in reporting and editorializing.
Lauren Kay Johnson
Selling the war: I helped craft the official lies in Afghanistan
Whether the interactions they depicted had been frustrating, troublesome or downright hostile, my messages as an information officer were always rosy.
Garrett Regan
Counterpoint: Minnesota parents, school bus drivers' primary goal is your child's safety
Failed inspections discussed in news article are not representative of the profession.
Benjamin Dreyer
Nancy L. Cohen
Americans, be a global example. Elect a woman president in 2020.
Repudiate Trump's authoritarianism and misogyny. Especially since they're more than just talk.
Leonid Bershidsky
Wealth taxes don't reduce inequality
Neither the rich alone nor the rich plus the middle class are rich enough to subsidize everyone who is poorer under any scheme that is remotely politically feasible.
A letter from local legal scholars about impeachment
The action is a step in a process. It's not only warranted in this case but essential.
Paul Schnell
The time to move on probation reform in Minnesota is now
Similarly situated people (same offense and background) are receiving disparate treatment.
Editorial, Dallas Morning News
The internet: At 50, a world-changing force for good, and ill
This and other technologies will test our resolve.
Henry Schuster
I helped ruin Richard Jewell the man. May "Richard Jewell" the movie give him back his good name.
He was, one could say, the first victim of wall-to-wall cable news (which was how I was involved). Matters are even worse today.
Bill Torpy, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution wronged Richard Jewell? Wow, what you don't know
Shoe-leather reporting helped exonerate the hero-turned-bombing-suspect. That part's not reflected in the new Clint Eastwood movie about the case.
Patricia Murphy, CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
What's the shocking secret sauce to progress on the Hill? Impeachment
Amid the spectacle, bipartisan agreements on long-stalled issues are being struck.
Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.S. needs federal standards for the election system
With little oversight, three vendors provide more than 80% of voting systems.
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