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Bill Rodriguez and Jim Galvan
October 16, 2020
A man shot on Minneapolis' South Side early Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 died at an area hospital a few hours later, as police launched a search for his ki

Minneapolis needs a law enforcement surge

Enough reimagining already. We need a real-life solution to end the crime crisis on our streets.
Tawnja Zahradka
October 15, 2020
iStock Red, white, and blue vote buttons.

Emmer is not a leader for all Minnesotans

But I will be.
Joan Anderson Growe and Joe Mansky
October 15, 2020
iStock A hand casting a vote in a ballot box for an election in Minesota, USA.

Take it from us, all's well with voting in Minnesota

Nothing we face this year is something we aren't prepared for, or haven't seen before.
Pegi Christiansen
October 15, 2020
Pegi Christiansen often performs in her purple suffragist outfit. (Courtesy Pegi Christiansen/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1796279

What a Wisconsin artist has learned while trying to educate about the Electoral College

People have much to learn, if they're willing.
Veronique de Rugy
October 15, 2020
WASHINGTON -- BC-OPED-DERUGY-TAX-CODE-NYTSF -- President Donald Trump signs the tax reform bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D

Why Trump's taxes are a call to action

For a more equitable system, we need a simpler and fairer tax code.
Timothy L. O’Brien, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
October 14, 2020
A person walks by a closed CVS store on June 11, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Economic worries due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continue

A pandemic of fraud and bungling on COVID relief is costing taxpayers billions

As lawmakers struggle to plan more relief for workers and their families, plugging holes in the current system is key.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan
October 14, 2020
Jason Lewis spoke to the crowd at Reagan Day at the Ranch, a Republican event held annually in Taylors Falls, in Chisago County. ] GLEN STUBBE • gle

Counterpoint: 'Inflammatory and irresponsible' are Jason Lewis trademarks

Jason Lewis would rather we pay attention to his fearmongering than to the very real challenges we face. But we aren't buying it.
Lionel Laurent, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
October 14, 2020
James Roy, left, and Brian Hirschmanner transported a P.U.I. (person under investigation for COVID-19) from Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation Center to

Are hospitals ready for COVID's second wave?

Consider what might be expanded, not just what might be closed.
Keith C. Burris, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)
October 14, 2020
President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden

What I would ask Biden and Trump

We usually test for the wrong qualities.
Jack Distel
October 13, 2020
People wandered the Mississippi River bottom Monday afternoon below the Stone Arch Bridge as the Army Corps of Engineers lowered the river to allow in

The Mississippi drawdown showed us what a free-flowing river would be like

A dam was opened and people loved it. It was beautiful and should be a permanent attraction.
Vance Stuehrenberg
October 13, 2020
A Northbound train carrying storage containers waited to cross from International Falls, Minn. to Canada on Thursday morning. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.

Forty years of the Staggers Rail Act

It still serves America well and reminds us what bipartisanship can accomplish.
Joe Nocera, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
October 13, 2020
A Donald Trump sign hangs in the window in the town of Waynesburg near the West Virginia border on March 1, 2018 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Waynesbu

Trump didn't save coal or steel. To be fair, no one could.

Presidents can't revive industries that are in structural decline.
John M. Crisp, Tribune News Service (TNS)
October 12, 2020
FILE - In this May 3, 2020, file photo the setting sun shines on the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court opens a n

Democrats should not answer the court packing question

But here's why it's an excellent idea.
Marcus Hunter II
October 12, 2020
FILE - In this May 31, 2020, file photo, protesters march away from the State Capitol, in St. Paul, Minn. A loose network of Facebook groups that took

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)
October 12, 2020
This 1969 photo shows musician John Lennon, right, and his wife Yoko Ono during a press conference. An album, "Gimme Some Truth" by John Lennon, will

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
October 12, 2020
In a photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Thur

Plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shows the danger of private militias

These groups have no constitutional right to exist.
Steve Chapman
October 11, 2020
Florida Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have introduced a bill that would postpone clocks from "falling back" one hour until November of 2

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
October 11, 2020
FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, Neal Browning receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COV

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)
October 9, 2020
University of Illinois students Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, walk past a mail-in ballot drop box that sits on the northwest corner of the university's Quad

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
October 9, 2020
The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, July 31, 2020. A federal judge on Thursday, Aug. 6, dismissed a suit filed by congressional Republicans again

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.
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