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Editorial
May 3, 2022
Chief Justice John Roberts promised an investigation to find the source of a leaked draft opinion that, if it became the final opinion in an abortion

Leaked draft in abortion case is a loss for the U.S. Supreme Court

The court's credibility is built on confidentiality now shattered in deliberations over a ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade.
Editorial
May 2, 2022
Gov. Tim Walz signs a bill to direct payments to front-line workers and replenish the unemployment trust fund during a ceremony Monday at the State Ca

Cooperation yields results at the Capitol

An agreement on business insurance and worker bonuses, plus a threat rescinded.
Editorial
May 1, 2022
A scene at the 12th hole at Hiawatha Golf Course in July 2021.

Keep all Hiawatha hopes on course

Neither 9- nor 18-hole future should be circling the drain.
Editorial
April 30, 2022
The Republican-led Minnesota Senate and DFL-controlled House have produced dramatically different approaches to crime legislation.

Crime requires strategic response

DFL and GOP take different approaches. Minnesota needs both.
Editorial
April 29, 2022
Jay Webb, de facto head gardener at George Floyd Square, addresses attendees at an open house at Phelps Field Park to receive feedback on permanent pl

Getting things right at George Floyd Square

As process continues, urban designers must not lose sight of what happened there.
Editorial
April 28, 2022
State Rep. John Thompson, who was previously expelled from the DFL caucus and now serves District 67A as an independent, during a committee hearing in

Lawmaker has run-in with law. Again.

Somebody is lying. Bodycam footage of incident involving state Rep. John Thompson could show who that is.
Editorial
April 27, 2022
Human Rights Commissioner Rebecca Lucero delivers the findings of an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department on Wednesday. The investigat

A damning report on Minneapolis policing

State human rights report details pattern of racial discrimination over a decade.
Editorial
April 26, 2022
Supporters of French President Emmanuel Macron celebrate on the Champ de Mars in Paris on April 24 after hearing that Macron had won re-election.

Macron's victory a win for France — and the West

The centrist French president's re-election reinforces the unity on Ukraine.
Editorial
April 25, 2022
The Rochester Golf and Country Club canceled an event by the Center of the American Experiment last month.

A think tank and a country club lock horns

Conflict over a presentation in Rochester could have been avoided.
Editorial
April 24, 2022
Pharmacy manager Oscar Uribe shows off a package of Pfizer Paxlovid pills in Chicago in January.

Don't wait to seek COVID meds

There's a narrow window of time to take Paxlovid and other treatments after infection.
Editorial
April 23, 2022
Minnesota Capitol

Minnesota lawmakers must move toward compromise

With divided state government, one side can't take all.
Editorial
April 22, 2022
Elon Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in funding for his Twitter takeover bid. He says he would like to make the algorithms the company uses to

Implications of a Twitter takeover

Elon Musk seeks the blue bird of free-speech happiness.
Editorial
April 21, 2022
Players, fans: Be good sports again

Players, fans: Be good sports again

Ugly incidents seem on the rise in Minnesota, enough so that action is needed.
Editorial
April 20, 2022
President Donald Trump is pictured during a rally in Dalton, Ga., on Jan. 4, 2021.

Jan. 6 panel should send case to Justice

It has the evidence, and it's time to do the right thing.
Editorial
April 19, 2022
Masks were optional at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Tuesday after a federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s mask manda

Newfound 'freedom' will only spread COVID

Tossing aside one of the last pandemic safeguards — masks on public transportation — is reckless.
Editorial
April 18, 2022
The Azovstal Steel and Iron Works facility is seen in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Jan. 14, before it became a key battleground in the fight against Russia�

Greater risk ahead for Ukraine

The Biden administration needs to make sure its military-aid response matches its diplomatic and rhetorical certitude.
Editorial
April 17, 2022

A complex fix for a crack in the justice system

"Competency restoration" is hard but necessary. Legislative teamwork on it is commendable.
Editorial
April 16, 2022
An array at Urban Growler Brewing in 2017. Under Minnesota law, breweries producing 20,000 or more barrels of beer a year cannot sell their own beer i

A liquor law deal with a catch

Proposed five-year contract to halt lobbying would set bad precedent.
Editorial
April 15, 2022
Teach teens about dollars and sense

Teach teens about dollars and sense

High school students need a basic grounding in personal financial matters.
Editorial
April 14, 2022
Masked travelers prepare to check-in for their flights at the Miami International Airport on Feb. 1, 2021.

A prudent call on air travel masking

Complaints are tiresome. It's a minor inconvenience, and the pandemic isn't over.
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