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John M. Crisp, Tribune News Service (TNS)
Marcus Hunter II
Imagine you are a Black male teen in north Minneapolis
... walking down the street in your north Minneapolis neighborhood, afraid each step may be your last. Just like me.
Joe Raiola, Seattle Times (TNS)
Re-examining a flawed icon, John Lennon
When he was killed at the age of 40, he was learning how to be a better man.
Mary B. McCord
Plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shows the danger of private militias
These groups have no constitutional right to exist.
Steve Chapman
The end of daylight saving time approaches. The question is, why?
It doesn't have to be this way. The clock, after all, is a human invention.
Conor Sen
The next few months could shape our economic future
Momentum is crucial, but there is hope that 2021 will improve.
Herb Jackson, CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
All states must process mail-in ballots in advance. Here's why
A long delay between Election Day and the final count is an opportunity that America's enemies can exploit.
Dean Phillips and Dusty Johnson
Even now, some of us in Congress are trying to find bipartisan compromise to revive the economy
Some in Congress are working across the aisle to find a solution to the current crisis.
Bernadeia Johnson
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Former super says: Seniority layoff system still expels educators of color
Students need to see both diversity and quality reflected in their teachers. As long as the guiding rule is "last in, first out," they won't.
Gary Prevost
Counterpoint: Cuba belongs on the human rights council
It has many achievements in the arena of human rights.
Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Presidential incapacity has been concealed before.
Woodrow Wilson's true condition was misrepresented. Could Trump's be?
Ann McFeatters, Tribune News Service (TNS)
John Kass
The virus that's killing America is our politics
COVID-19 has become weaponized politically by Democrats and their media allies.
Eric Stoner, Tribune News Service (TNS)
Get ready to resist the Trump coup attempt
He's made it clear for months that he intends to reject any outcome that does not result in his re-election.
Trump's illness should unite the country in fighting coronavirus
But if it's handled badly, the political battle will further divide the nation.
Russell Dinkins
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Jill Burcum
Lessons from a COVID infection: my own
Unlike the president, we don't get helicopters and exotic experimental drugs. The reality is that it's a waiting game — if you're lucky.
Tyler Cowen
Why we take too many risks with COVID
Rational risk-taking for individuals becomes ruinous when large parts of a population do it.
Editorial, Mankato Free Press
Following CDC guidance during the COVID winter ahead
Limiting social interaction, as difficult as that is, will be critical.
Shawn Zeller, CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
Under President Biden, Congress could be in charge
This depends, of course, on Democrats winning both the presidency and the Senate while retaining House control, but it's possible.
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