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Jim Schultz
Dave Berger
New name looms for school formerly known as Henry
In speaking to the students, it's clear which name they prefer.
Mike Freiberg
Counterpoint: National Popular Vote would give voters equal voice
The current system too often allows minority rule.
Doyle McManus
Debt ceiling negotiations aren't as simple as splitting the difference
Even if Biden and McCarthy strike a compromise, it seems unlikely that both houses of Congress will approve it without drama or delay.
Rodney Smolla
When do paparazzi break the law?
Harry and Meghan's car chase claims are alarming. The exact nature of the incident remains unclear, but a discussion is worth having.
Steven Schier
How DFLers kept legislating until Minnesota turned blue
Between voter registration laws, allowing paroled felons to vote and new major party rules, the DFL set themselves up to win.
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Janie Mayeron
Tyler Cowen
To combat monopolies, deregulate them
It won't work for everything, but it should be part of the political agenda.
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EVs are only part of the solution
And making the transition from gas-powered cars, especially in the U.S., is going to be challenging.
Julie Bosman
Ellison's book tells how he convicted George Floyd's killer
"Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence," built off Ellison's notes during the trial, walks readers through his experience.
Stephen B. Young
Kissinger at 100 — the man who lost Vietnam
His legacy may very well be of America's cultural collapse.
John Rash
Finland strengthens, and is strengthened by, NATO
Finland's ambassador to the U.S. shares his views on his nation, NATO ascension, Russian aggression and tighter ties with Minnesota.
Noah Feldman
Can Biden raise the debt ceiling on his own? Uh, no...
Despite a certain group of Democrats trying to convince us, and him, that he can.
Kevin Boehnke
The increasingly absurd illogic of workplace drug tests
The strange dance around what's legal, what's impairment and what's been faked.
Robin Abcarian
Fatphobia in the age of Ozempic
Amid the popularity surge of an apparent miracle drug for weight loss, the real miracle would be to stop blaming people for obesity.
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The DFL agenda on steroids
Not much of a "One Minnesota" flavor to this year's legislative session.
Jessica Shaten
F.D. Flam
Will earlier, annual mammograms save more lives?
Many doctors will maintain the necessity of yearly screening despite changes to guidelines that call for earlier screening but still every other year.
Mehra Golshan
A breast cancer surgeon's take on the new mammogram advice
The goal should not be to find less cancer, but to be more thoughtful about what to do with the cancer we find.
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