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Bruce Peterson
Reject political lies ... but hear the truths they conceal
Maybe it's time to evolve from debate to dialogue.
Opinion
Lincoln's words challenge us still
His 272-word Gettysburg Address is perhaps the greatest of all tributes to America's war dead.
Dick Schwartz
Requiem for a supercool kid
On this Memorial Day, I remember Gordon Walensky.
Mark Johnson and Lisa Demuth
Lori Sturdevant
![“Why has growth [of workers] stopped? Baby boomer retirements, for one thing. A slowdown in international immigration for another. But a disconcerti](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/X5KGXHEDTXCTUVKEZQFS7JYIJY.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Calling all workers was session's Job One
The growth of workers in Minnesota has stopped, and that needs to be addressed.
Melissa Hortman and Kari Dziedzic
John Rash
Carleton students attempt virtual peacemaking in War College exercise
The U.S. Army War College's International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise focused on the South China Sea.
Faye Flam
Sarah Wildman
On the particular grief of losing an adolescent child
My daughter was so alive. How can she now be gone?
Avi S. Olitzky
Counterpoint: Minnesota will do nicely without hopeless critics
We are a state full of potential, and I'm proud to call it home.
Paul John Scott
Good Mayo, Bad Mayo: How Minnesota got the treatment
Clinic's claim to special status blocked repair of a broken system.
Opinion
Let migrants work in the U.S.
Biden administration should take executive action to help solve the problem.
Patricia Murphy, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Can Tim Scott break the Trump fever for the GOP?
Not realistically, though the senator from South Carolina is the exact kind of candidate Republicans should nominate.
Tom Berg
Minnesota Miracle 2.0? Not quite, but close enough.
This legislative session will be remembered for the immense progress made.
Jonathan Weinhagen
Turns out Minnesota business did have something to fear
Now that the legislative session is complete, let's take a look at the damage.
Opinion
Uniformed heroes deserve our thanks, and their honors
Criticism of police officers and firefighters is valid, but so is pausing and recognizing the good ones.
Jim Piga
Counterpoint: Popular vote scheme would invite more scheming
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact could lead to a constitutional crisis.
Frank Bruni
The DeSantis delusion
The Florida governor's bid for the presidency is a deeply puzzling — and possibly doomed — one.
Sapna Cheryan and Therese Anne Mortejo
The most common graduation advice tends to backfire
From a gender standpoint, our survey found that "follow your passions" actually leads to conformity.
Todd Lippert
Counterpoint: Session strengthened democracy, not DFL politics
The Democracy for the People Act is nonpartisan and pro-voter, which is to say it helps us all.
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