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Editorial
April 8, 2020
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, left, updated media on the COVID-19 pandemic during a news conference March 18.

Iowa, Dakotas should join Minnesota in COVID-19 fight

A more cohesive approach to stay-home orders would help.
Editorial
April 8, 2020
3M headquarters in Maplewood, Minn. (Glen Stubbe/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1628821

3M's 166 million extra masks satisfy Trump

It's a step, but how it played out is an unsustainable way to meet production needs.
Editorial
April 7, 2020

Despite mixed messages, cover your face for safety if you go out

It can help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Editorial
April 6, 2020
A pharmacist shows a bottle of the drug hydroxychloroquine.

Is hydroxychloroquine a 'game-changer?' We can hope.

But Trump should be cautious in touting an unproven drug.
Editorial
April 3, 2020

Stand up, be counted in the 2020 census

Minnesotans, Wisconsinites are leading the race, but there's a long way to go.
Editorial
April 3, 2020
A Target store in mid-March.

Despite some temporary shortages, COVID-19 panic consumption will end

Despite some temporary issues, panic consumption should soon end.
Editorial
April 3, 2020

U.S.-China tension weakens pandemic response

Despite diplomatic spats, the global COVID-19 fight needs the two sides to work together.
Editorial
April 3, 2020

Cultural impacts of the coronavirus crisis

A framework for thinking about where we are.
Editorial
April 3, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington,

Oversight is needed on bailout bill

Trump signals he'll control what information new inspector provides to Congress.
Editorial
April 2, 2020

A sensible, family-friendly pivot on COVID-19 disclosure

State acts after Star Tribune spotlights lack of information about COVID-19 in care centers.
Editorial
April 1, 2020
Andy Slavitt, shown in 2016, is the founder of the nonprofit advocacy group United States of Care and a former Twin Cities health care executive who a

Hear from a reassuring voice as pandemic spreads

Andy Slavitt's new podcast offers a smart new take on COVID-19.
Editorial
March 31, 2020
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave a thumbs-up on Wednesday as he left the Senate chamber, where a deal had been reached on a $2 trillio

Helping Americans cope with economic shock

House should act quickly on the $2 trillion recovery package passed by the Senate.
Editorial
March 31, 2020

Support, patience needed as Minnesota relies on online learning

School districts were given two weeks to plan for the new COVID-19 challenge.
Editorial
March 30, 2020
President Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as Dr. Deborah Birx, Whit

Trump's time frame on COVID-19 social distancing turns more realistic

After mixed messages, he made the right call to extend guidelines.
Editorial
March 30, 2020
On March 25, before the Olympics were postponed, officials lit a lantern from the Olympic Flame at the end of a flame display ceremony in Iwaki, north

The world will miss the Summer Olympics

Tokyo, International Olympic Committee made correct, costly call to postpone the 2020 Games.
Editorial
March 29, 2020
This photo taken on February 18, 2020 shows a doctor, left, who has recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus infection donating plasma in Wuhan, China.

Minnesota scientists offer hope on COVID-19

The U and Mayo are playing central roles in developing treatments for the deadly disease.
Editorial
March 27, 2020
Representatives in the Minnesota House tried to keep the recommended social distance as they convened to pass COVID relief legislation amid the Corona

Welcome bipartisan teamwork at the State Capitol

Minnesota aid package will fill in some of the gaps in the federal bailout.
Editorial
March 26, 2020
Gov. Tim Walz spoke to the state of Minnesota in a livestream video Wednesday.

Stay at home to avoid the worst

Walz is trying to stay ahead of COVID-19.
Editorial
March 25, 2020

Senators sold the nation short with stock trading

Misleading the public about U.S. pandemic preparedness also was a black eye for senators.
Editorial
March 25, 2020

U.S. must come to the rescue of health providers

Defense Production Act would require industries to produce needed equipment, supplies.
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