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October 3, 2018
FILE - In this June 9, 2014 file photo is a sculpture portraying a wounded soldier being helped on the grounds of the Minneapolis VA Hospital. Minneso

Hearing on veterans suicide was too important to be overlooked

Kavanaugh news took spotlight away from two troubling new reports.
Editorial
October 2, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks about the revised North American Free Trade Agreement at the White House in Washington, Oct. 1, 2018. Trump hailed the a

Trump orchestrates a needed update to NAFTA

Leaders of Canada and Mexico won't soon forget the browbeating.
Editorial
October 1, 2018
A cyclist rode past on a path in the future home of a park next to the Graco factory with a view of downtown. The Minneapolis Park Board says it has r

Minneapolis Park Board and Graco make a win-win deal

Long dispute is over, and riverfront park is much closer to reality.
Editorial
September 28, 2018
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Timely campaigns enlist employers on opioid abuse, health disparities

Minnesota Business Partnership, Blue Cross help broaden the efforts.
Editorial
September 28, 2018
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler will leave the school behind come summer, but he will also leave behind an athletic department that appea

What the University of Minnesota needs from its next president

Job includes helping the state address growing worker shortage.
Editorial
September 28, 2018
The Minnesota State Capitol was bathed in warm evening light as the sun went down on the first day of the legislative session. ] GLEN STUBBE •

Fairness should be a guiding principle in political mapmaking

An independent panel could be a valuable safeguard for Minnesota.
Editorial
September 27, 2018
Christine Blasey Ford prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2018 in Washington. The Senate Judiciary Committe

Questions remain after U.S. Senate drama

A time-limited investigation is needed before Kavanaugh decision.
Editorial
September 26, 2018
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Vikings star Everson Griffen needs compassion and care

Minnesotans can set an example in response to mental health crisis.
Editorial
September 25, 2018
President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Ric

On the world stage, Trump goes solo again

Isolationist U.N. address comes as democratic principles are 'under siege.'
Editorial
September 24, 2018
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St. Paul can do better than Minneapolis on $15 wage ordinance

More exceptions could limit the impact of unintended consequences.
Editorial
September 21, 2018
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April

Candidates should use their platforms to defend press freedom

Reporters Without Borders campaign comes amid Trump-fueled hostility.
Editorial
September 21, 2018
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A timely step to protect patients from 'surprise' medical bills

Federal protections would close loophole leaving Minnesotans vulnerable.
Editorial
September 21, 2018

Inclusive hiring can ease Minnesota's worker shortage

Black, Hispanic employment rates still have room to improve.
Editorial
September 20, 2018
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A Medicaid umbrella.

Evidence mounts that Medicaid work requirements don't achieve savings, boost employment

Ill-advised health care policy died in '18 session. It shouldn't be resurrected.
Editorial
September 19, 2018
FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 3, 2018 file photo, an American flag flies on the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

FBI should reopen Kavanaugh background check

Both the judge and his accuser deserve the additional scrutiny.
Editorial
September 18, 2018
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Minnesota school districts can learn from odds-defying schools

Star Tribune analysis finds high-poverty schools that beat averages.
Editorial
September 17, 2018
FILE -- Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, during the second day of his confirmation hearing before t

Senate should get to the bottom of Kavanaugh allegations

Sexual-assault claim should be fully investigated.
Editorial
September 14, 2018
Beatrice Fihn, left, Executive Director of the International campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons, ICAN, Daniel Hogsta, center, coordinator of the Inte

Abolish nuclear weapons? Idealistic. Worthy.

Peace Prize-winning ICAN is inspired by prior prohibition movements.
Editorial
September 14, 2018
President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn-in before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesda

Kavanaugh failed to explain expansive view of executive power

Americans needed to learn more about his take on constitutionality.
Editorial
September 14, 2018
FILE ó Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the Trump administrationís pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, at a hearing in Washington, April 5, 20

Tough action must follow ultimatum on e-cigarettes and young users

New FDA initiative provides timely warning to manufacturers.
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