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To solve light rail crime, start with agents on every train

Metro Transit is planning to expand the number of TRIP agents, but having one on every train would help set an important safety standard.
December 10, 2024
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American health insurance is a mess

Reform isn’t enough. We need to tear the building down and start from scratch to make health care work for the people.
December 10, 2024
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Unthinkable but not unforeseeable

The gunning down of CEO Brian Thompson: lessons in crisis prevention or a black swan event?
December 9, 2024
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Voluntary conservation efforts are critical to Minnesota’s climate resiliency

These individuals, families and organizations invest their own time and resources to experiment with new ways of managing their land for improved outcomes for everyone.
December 8, 2024
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The state needs to extend the Energy Assistance program

Current assistance falls short of the need, and it’s not available at all during summer months.
December 8, 2024
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Counterpoint: Mining changes the landscape and ecosystem

All copper mines pollute. And degraded waters in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness would be impossible to fix.
December 8, 2024
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Stable housing could have prevented my brother-in-law’s murder

Health care systems and affordable housing providers need to work together to tackle this life-and-death issue.
December 7, 2024
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How journaling has helped slow the blur of parenting

With just one sentence a day, this will be a year I’ll never forget.
December 7, 2024
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This holiday season, shop secondhand

Invest in your local economy and reduce waste while checking off your holiday list.
December 6, 2024
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On the Logan Park Industrial Project: Keep Quincy weird

Most artists want two things for the area: to keep the arts neighborhood unique and keep car traffic slow.
December 6, 2024
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The results are in: Voters like ranked-choice voting

It’s not the radical overhaul that opponents suggest, but rather a practical upgrade to elections to ensure that outcomes better reflect the will of the people.
December 5, 2024
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