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Daniel Prude's death puts spotlight on mental illness, policing
He died in police custody after hospital failed to provide treatment.
Janet Keough and Paula Maccabee
PolyMet permit: Secrecy, manipulation and a low bar for Minnesota agencies
Counterpoint: The full story on the MPCA's procedures.
Larry Taylor
The 2020 election: Donald Trump took a 'swamp' and made it worse
A man like this should not be re-elected.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Barr's ploy to protect Trump against a defamation allegation is blatantly wrong
The situation had nothing to do with the president's exercise of his office.
Nic Garcia, Dallas Morning News (TNS)
Steve Hunegs
Counterpoint: Israel-UAE agreement shows the value of engagement
It's a better way to go than demonization and denial.
James Dunn
If you can't play football this year, you caught a break
The arguments in favor of this head-knocking sport just don't fly.
Mary Cathryn Ricker
Education Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker: Our collective back-to-school commitment in pandemic times
Whether you are a student, a family, a teacher or a school leader, here's what you can do.
Jonah Goldberg, Tribune News Service (TNS)
In American politics today, the center is a lonely place to be
I used to have considerable scorn for such people. But now they comprise the resistance to the "authoritarian predisposition."
Joel Kotkin
The 2020 election will be decided in the suburbs. You knew that.
However, depending on what you think they are, they may not be what you think.
Editorial, Racine Journal Times
After Blake shooting, Kenosha sees the need for bodycams
Footage could have provided wider understanding of what happened.
Todd Gramenz
Klobuchar can help break the congressional deadlock on police reform
Minnesotans' actions must match their words.
Emily E. Haddad
'My being in the army has made a thinking man of me'
The death of an American serviceman, the kind the president doesn't respect.
Brandon Friedman
How many insults will service members and military veterans take from Trump?
At some point, disdain is returned.
Editorial Board
Chadwick Boseman: King of a cultural moment
The role for which the late actor will be mostly widely remembered, "Black Panther," transcended rudimentary sloganeering.
Jay Ambrose, Tribune News Service (TNS)
So, some people think it's time to cancel Benjamin Franklin …
Seriously? True, at one point he owned slaves. He also bequeathed us the benefits of a lifetime of curiosity and action items.
Paul Schickler and John Austin
High tech, in several forms, can bring a rural renaissance
There are new opportunities for ag and food tech, much of it driven by young leaders.
Joleen Hadrich, Megan Roberts and Brigid Tuck
The pandemic revealed the weaknesses in our ag economy
Minnesota's agricultural economy needs repair.
David Brooks
What will you do if November brings crisis and chaos?
If Trump claims a victory that is not rightly his, a few marches in the streets will not be enough. Our love of nation must prevail.
Blame governor, mayor for violence in Portland
They've wrongly claimed it's Trump fault that they can't stop rioting.
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