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Editorial
January 15, 2018
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Getting a flu shot is even more important when vaccine effectiveness ebbs

When fewer people get sick, it's more difficult for the illness to spread.
Editorial
January 12, 2018
FILE - In this Feb. 10, †2016, file photo, the closed LTV Steel taconite plant sits idle near Hoyt Lakes, Minn. The site, which closed in 2001,

PolyMet approval process is setting a high bar — as it should

It's reassuring that state regulators have been allowed to do their jobs.
Editorial
January 12, 2018

Despite latest Trump firestorm, make a deal on DACA

President's racist remarks shouldn't derail important protections.
Editorial
January 12, 2018

If Missouri governor didn't commit a crime, he should welcome investigation

An affair is one thing, but blackmail allegations must be checked out.
Editorial
January 12, 2018
President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson speaks during an event to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in

Stop the slurs and lies, President Trump

The pattern of race-baiting, followed by denials, is repugnant.
Editorial
January 11, 2018

Tariff-happy Trump is hurting U.S. businesses

Based on complaint from one paper mill, newsprint users are hurt.
Editorial
January 10, 2018
Former Richfield Mayor Debbie Goettel, currently a Hennepin County Commissioner, spoke to the work session about assistance the county can offer to th

An eyebrow-raising use of public dollars in Hennepin County

Commissioner could have taken a more frugal approach to remodeling.
Editorial
January 9, 2018
Save money for home cost

Despite overall economic health, affordable housing is a priority

Governor, city officials are wise to seek wide input, avoid rent control.
Editorial
January 8, 2018

Brown County commissioners failed citizens by rejecting well testing

They should give state officials another chance to address their concerns.
Editorial
January 5, 2018

Minnesota's economy needs NAFTA

Companies large and small depend on free flow of goods and services.
Editorial
January 5, 2018
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Congress must guard accuracy, use of census

Trump administration's citizenship question could deter participation.
Editorial
January 5, 2018

Minneapolis should reject plan to expand billboard zone

The city's downtown apartment and condo residents rightly object.
Editorial
January 4, 2018
Red ribbon on wooden background for World Aids day awareness campaign.

Trump shouldn't back away from fight against AIDS

Appointing a new presidential advisory panel is a must after firings.
Editorial
January 3, 2018

Carter and Frey start first mayoral terms with community outreach

Both inaugurations included themes of more open, accessible governing.
Editorial
January 3, 2018
People watch a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's New Year's speech, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan.

Talks, not tweets, needed on North Korea

Trump's impulsiveness could waste rare diplomatic opportunity to avoid war.
Editorial
January 2, 2018
Minnesota Sen. and Senate President Michelle Fischbach holds a Capitol press conference Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. The constitution

With Smith moving to U.S. Senate, Minnesota needs clarity

Gov. Dayton should have accepted Republican proposal on succession.
Editorial
December 29, 2017
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Trump administration caves to nursing home trade group

Move to weaken regulation comes after Star Tribune series on elder abuse.
Editorial
December 29, 2017
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In pessimistic times, some silver linings for 2018

There are reasons to believe better times are coming.
Editorial
December 29, 2017
People with Asian community organizations from Chicago hold signs to protest after Sunday's confrontation where David Dao, 69, of Elizabethtown, Ky.,

From Trump to Edina schools: The most-read Star Tribune opinions in 2017

Editorial
December 28, 2017
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, a nonpartisan group that tracks press freedoms, Mexico is the most dangerous place for journalists

It's been another deadly year for world's journalists

It's been a "terrible year for press freedom," and Trump hasn't helped.
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