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October 19, 2018

Star Tribune endorsements

The Star Tribune editorial board will make its endorsements for the 2018 primary starting Aug. 5.
Editorial
October 18, 2018

Editorial Board endorsement: Chutich, Jesson in state court races

Incumbents stand out on experience, intellect, independence.
Editorial
October 17, 2018
In July, University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced his departure effective July 2019.

Ease up on U's nonresident tuition

Enrollment downturn among out-of-staters is concerning.
Editorial
October 16, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Adel al-Jubeir, the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh on Tuesday. Pompeo's message, officials said,

U.S. must mount a strong response in Khashoggi case

Trump, Congress can't allow Saudis off the hook in journalist's disappearance.
Editorial
October 15, 2018

Bring decorum back to public meetings

Minneapolis City Council must get control of unruly sessions.
Editorial
October 12, 2018
State Rep. Ilhan Omar, a DFL candidate for Congress, sat during new city council member Mitra Jalali Nelson's swearing in at St. Paul City Hall. ] ANT

Omar must say more about allegations

Fifth District voters deserve a fuller response to travel expense accusations.
Editorial
October 12, 2018
Workers enter the IRS building on Dec. 11, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The IRS has been making a full-court press this summer to alert tax professionals

Don't starve the IRS

A decade of cuts has led to critical deficits in the agency's core functions and may be jeopardizing Americans' data privacy.
Editorial
October 12, 2018
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Medicare written on a blackboard in white chalk with a doctor using a stethoscope to check up.

A grain of salt to go with those political ads attacking 'single-payer' health care

Focus on this reform obscures more doable measures to build on Medicare's success.
Editorial
October 11, 2018
The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center announced last week it is partnering with 69 National Cancer Institute centers to urge HPV vaccination and sc

HPV vaccine approved for adult use, but will Americans respond?

Lives could be saved if anti-vax crowd doesn't prevail.
Editorial
October 10, 2018

Rare bipartisanship produces a bill to address opioid abuse

Trump is expected to sign off on new weapons to curtail the epidemic.
Editorial
October 10, 2018
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Checking the facts on the price of government

Minnesota data on state and local taxes should inform campaigns.
Editorial
October 9, 2018
This May 30, 2012 image provided by Ian Joughin shows an iceberg in or just outside the Ilulissat fjord, that likely calved from Jakobshavn Isbrae, th

U.N. climate warning should spur action

States, cities, institutions and individuals can fill the void created by Trump's policies.
Editorial
October 8, 2018
Students on the University of Minnesota Campus. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Friday, March 31, 2017 University officials readily

Readers Write: University of Minnesota president's salary, confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh

Dollars for sports, not for leadership.
Editorial
October 8, 2018

Kavanaugh, SCOTUS have much to prove after nomination fight

Justices must act as the careful jurists they claim to be, not partisans in robes.
Editorial
October 8, 2018
FILE ó An employee at Amazon's facility in Florence, N.J., Aug. 29, 2017. In a move that could win favor in Washington but cut into profits, Amaz

Amazon's decision to raise minimum pay was made for the right reasons

The market drove it, and this company could afford $15.
Editorial
October 6, 2018
Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 27, 2018. As the FBI pursues Judge Kav

Supreme Court confirmation process needs overhaul

Changes could restore integrity and a measure of independence to what has otherwise become a damaging exercise in partisan gamesmanship.
Editorial
October 5, 2018
Denis Mukwege, center, celebrates with his staff after learning he has been awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, at the Panzi hospital in Bukavu, easte

Deserving Nobel Peace Prize laureates

Award should shine a light on the scourge of sexual violence in warfare.
Editorial
October 5, 2018
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Lower health insurance rates are welcome, but what now?

This is no time to sit on those laurels. Reinsurance sunsets after 2019.
Editorial
October 5, 2018
Minnesota Whitecaps co-head coach Ronda Engelhardt spoke to her players during practice.

Whitecaps crest the 'State of Hockey'

New National Women's Hockey League team reflects game's growth.
Editorial
October 4, 2018
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Federal Transit Administration should act now on Southwest LRT

The Twin Cities next transit line is one of many caught in delay.
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