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Editorial
April 26, 2015
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This campaign season, can we move beyond ideology?

It would be refreshing to find an agenda that matches nation's problems.
Editorial
April 24, 2015

Kudos to Klobuchar for helping break Senate impasse on trafficking bill

Klobuchar, Cornyn brokered deal on sex-trafficking bill.
Editorial
April 24, 2015
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They're young and talented, and leaving Minnesota

We're losing more 18- to 24-year-olds than we're gaining.
Editorial
April 24, 2015

Amid push for change, St. Paul school board election demands informed voters

It's likely that board will have a majority of new members after election.
Editorial
April 24, 2015
In this March 5, 2015 photo, Mike Drury retrieves a pallet at the Hardware Sales Inc. warehouse in Ferndale, Wash. Hardware Sales Inc. officials say t

Editorial: Congress should pass 'fast track' on trade

Trade Promotion Authority will net the best free-trade agreements.
Editorial
April 23, 2015
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Here's a budget plan for education to help all Minnesota students

Legislature should focus on strategic spending choices, smart reforms.
Editorial
April 23, 2015
Kyndell Harkness flew for flooding photos and made some photos for the archives Minneapolis, St Paul, TCF stadium, The Viking Stadium construction, an

No Minnesotan wins if state's largest cities take budget hit

GOP House's LGA cuts would impact more than urban taxpayers.
Editorial
April 22, 2015
This photo taken Aug. 26, 2014, shows the Minntac taconite mine plant in Mountain Iron, Minn.

U.S. steel industry needs a level playing field

Layoffs on the Iron Range illustrate dangers of unfair trade practices.
Editorial
April 21, 2015
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On tap at the State Capitol: tax cuts vs. spending

An alternative name for the House GOP approach: tax expenditures.
Editorial
April 20, 2015
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New Minnesota ag board would set troubling precedent

Giving special interests easy access to state funds is a lousy idea.
Editorial
April 19, 2015

St. Paul mayor highlights city progress, urges closing gaps

Mayor Coleman touts city's progress and outlines challenges.
Editorial
April 17, 2015
Dr. Bill McGuire heads to the State Capitol, Tuesday, April 14, 2015, to pitch his stadium plan to lawmakers including Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk

Pro soccer stadium deal is a gift for Minneapolis

But mayor appears willing to squander $250 million private investment.
Editorial
April 17, 2015
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Fund transportation to ensure Minnesota's future growth

Roads and bridges alone won't meet future needs for economic growth.
Editorial
April 17, 2015
GLEN STUBBE/Star Tribune State Senators Jeff Hayden and Bobby Jo Champion.

Actions of state Sens. Hayden, Champion raise conflict-of-interest questions

More elected officials fail to "get" the idea that perceptions matter.
Editorial
April 16, 2015

Congress has a right — and responsibility — regarding Iran vote

Statesmanship, not partisanship, should guide it.
Editorial
April 15, 2015
Seth Kern, with Lake States Construction, a sub-contractor of Lake Connections, readied telephone poles in Two Harbors to string stainless steel stran

Broadband grants are an odd target for GOP cuts

Republicans shouldn't leave rural Minnesota behind in Internet race.
Editorial
April 14, 2015
This 50-foot buffer strip is on the Vermillion River near Hastings in Dakota County. The county has been aggresive in its enforcement of a state statu

Dayton's buffers bill wrongly characterized as rigid

It's sensible water quality policy for Minnesota, with plenty of flexibility.
Editorial
April 14, 2015

Flying is no picnic, but it's not awful

It's worth taking a closer look at annual performance survey.
Editorial
April 13, 2015
In this Saturday, April 11, 2015 photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, smiles as he looks over towards Cuban President Raul Castro, left, during

Thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations can benefit all of Latin America

Re-establishing diplomatic relations could benefit U.S. in Latin America.
Editorial
April 13, 2015

Teens accepted by the Ivies deserve praise, not online attacks

They and their families are contemporary versions of what this "nation of immigrants'' has been about since its founding.
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