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Editorial
April 8, 2015

A warm Twin Cities welcome to the writers conference

Hosting huge event solidifies literature-friendly reputation of Twin Cities.
Editorial
April 7, 2015

A timely call for a Minnesota bonding bill

Delaying state building projects will cost more as interest rates rise.
Editorial
April 7, 2015
This 2014 photo provided by Abengoa shows a corn stover; stalks, leaves and husks, that will be used to produce ethanol at Abengoa's biorefinery in Hu

Adding Minnesota jobs without hurting water quality

Biofuels deal balances economic growth, environmental interests.
Editorial
April 6, 2015

Hill-Murray kids go above and beyond to help others

High school students filled a void by helping elementary school families.
Editorial
April 6, 2015
Minnesota Twins' Ervin Santana works against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Sunday,

Play ball! But play it without steroids

Santana needs to face up to his use of performing-enhancing drugs.
Editorial
April 6, 2015
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No strong case for new state budget office

Lead legislators not into fiscal temptation.
Editorial
April 6, 2015
Mayor Betsy Hodges delivers State of the City address at the American Swedish Institute (Larson Hall). ] JIM GEHRZ ï james.gehrz@startribune.com

Mayor Hodges' vision for working families

She urges Minneapolis residents: Get involved in building community.
Editorial
April 6, 2015

Slower is better for all oil trains

BNSF change is good news for the Twin Cities.
Editorial
April 6, 2015
From left, Head of Mission of People's Republic of China to the European Union Hailong Wu, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, German Foreign Mini

Optimism from proposed Iran pact

Details need to be finalized, but so far global diplomacy has delivered.
Editorial
April 2, 2015

Keep rail transit moving, despite hurdles

Legislators should embrace Southwest line's pro-growth transit opportunity.
Editorial
April 2, 2015
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Restore voting rights to former felons.

Help ex-offenders reintegrate; let them vote.
Editorial
April 2, 2015
Niigaane School teacher Kim Anderson drums and sings in Ojibwe and Niigaan student Jaiden Lightfeather, center, drums along in the school's outdoor cl

March 2: Smart proposals to help Minnesota's Indian students

Dayton should add group's proposals to his supplemental budget.
Editorial
April 2, 2015
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig High School was once a pole shed for vehicle maintenance and turned into a high school and is lacking much, including storage space.

Feb. 23: Kline calls for action on tribal school construction

GOP congressman calls BIE construction delays "appalling."
Editorial
April 2, 2015
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig High School was once a pole shed for vehicle maintenance and turned into a high school and is lacking much, including storage space.

Feb. 9: Indian schools need a boost from GOP

Kline is well-positioned to find best solutions for BIE schools.
Editorial
April 2, 2015
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig security guard and grounds supervisor John Parmeter looks up at roof rafters that had been scabbed together on an overhang of the hi

Jan. 23: Momentum builds to help tribal school in Minnesota

State efforts likely needed to help Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig High School.
Editorial
April 2, 2015
A portion of sheetrock from a collapsed ceiling at Crazy Horse School dangles from joists and without money to repair it, the school was forced to clo

How to build a new future for American Indian schools

Fixing the neglected facilities will likely take a multipronged push.
Editorial
April 2, 2015
PART 4: While tribal schools suffer, military schools prosper

PART 4: While tribal schools suffer, military schools prosper

While Bureau of Indian Education facilities languish, another set of federally run schools is upgrading to the state of the art.
Editorial
April 2, 2015
During a girls volleyball game, a girl and her friend relax in the bleachers in the gymnasium Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at Little Wound k-12 school on

PART 3: Pine Ridge schools: Amid beauty, deterioration

The federally neglected school buildings at Pine Ridge are a blight at the very center of a culture that wants better.
Editorial
April 2, 2015
PART 2: 'We're going to school in a tin can'

PART 2: 'We're going to school in a tin can'

Students benefit culturally from their education at Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig but deserve better surroundings. The state and private funding sources can help.
Editorial
April 2, 2015
PART 1: Indian schools, a nation's neglect

PART 1: Indian schools, a nation's neglect

Part one of four parts: Better futures aren't built by indifference, but that's how the federal government treats dilapidated tribal schools to which it owes resources. The results are tangible.
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