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D.J. Tice
August 28, 2015
Evan Easton is teaches a course required to have a concealed carry permit in Minnesota. Thursday, June 28, 2012 ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.co

Public-policy moves: And what when the worst case doesn't transpire?

Public policy on guns, minimum wage is food for thought.
Lori Sturdevant
August 28, 2015
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar has released a book, "The Senator Next Door".

For Amy Klobuchar, if immigration then were like immigration now …

The senator reflects on family history and Minnesota's needs and nature.
Michael Nesset
August 28, 2015

This is my zip car: A Mazda Miata for the older gent (and grandkids)

Sure, it seems like a gratuitous purchase. Or does i
Cartoons
August 28, 2015
Sack cartoon: Hillary Clinton. E-mail.

Sack cartoon: Hillary Clinton. E-mail.

Letters
August 28, 2015
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Readers Write: (Aug. 30): Airport traffic, University of Minnesota, distracted driving, end-of-life planning, corporate finances

"Fair skies" are needed, in the future, and in the here and now.
Editorial
August 28, 2015
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After 'death panel' nonsense, Medicare adopts improved hospice policy

Program will help more people enter hospice and enter it sooner.
Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg View (TNS)
August 28, 2015
FILE-- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), left, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at a hearing for John Kerry's confirmation as secretary of

No, Democrats, the American system isn't 'rigged'

Fact is, America is enjoying a burst of progressive reform unlike anything seen in decades.
Mark Drake
August 28, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a news conference during a visit to the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 15, 201

Clinton may be damaged goods in Minnesota

The former secretary of state's spot at the top of the ballot may help GOP in legislative races.
Editorial
August 27, 2015

Antiabortion movement is waging war on Planned Parenthood

Defunding push gains steam, even though most Americans oppose it.
David Feinwachs
August 27, 2015
In this Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 photo, the headquarters of Ucare is pictured in Minneapolis. After PreferredOne abruptly pulled out of MNsure, Minnes

Counterpoint: It's time for answers on UCare exit

Stop the secrecy; we need the truth about the state's action.
James M. Dunn
August 27, 2015
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Counterpoint: Do you let your child play football or not? Use your head

Parents, in fact, have reason to flee youth leagues in droves.
Editorial
August 27, 2015
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Minnesota teens No. 1 on ACT, but stagnant scores and gaps persist

State's students of color still lag far behind white students.
Letters
August 27, 2015
A monarch butterfly was brightly illuminated by the sun as it clung to a plant at Sunfish Lake Park in the City of Ramsey.

Readers Write (Aug. 28): Pollinator habitat, Minnesota Sex Offender Program, race and hiring, Black Lives Matter protest

Minnesotans of all stripes have banded together for this rescue effort.
Cartoons
August 27, 2015
Sack cartoon: Risks

Sack cartoon: Risks

Alyssa Rosenberg, The Washington Post
August 27, 2015
This screenshot from WDBJ-TV7, in Roanoke, Va., shows reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward. Parker and Ward were killed, Wednesday, Aug.

Vester Flanagan's video and the inevitable live-streamed massacre

The show-off murderer is nothing new, but technology makes grotesque new exhibitionist options likely.
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