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Myron Orfield and Will Stancil
Actually, the Met Council is protecting the status quo on housing
Counterpoint: Its housing plan does not reinstitute the fair-share policy for suburbs that was once widely supported and should be again.
Letters
Readers Write (Oct. 4): Metropolitan Council and housing, Minneapolis and the soccer stadium, guns
The Twin Cities area's housing issues are real. The solutions are debatable.
D.J. Tice
Messy immigration issue, rowdy debate aren't new
Every new wave of immigrants throughout history has sparked passionate responses in U.S.
Editorial
Rally fans to support Minnesota Lynx in bid for a third championship
On the road to a third championship.
Editorial
Minnesota needs a new approach to compliance with federal Real ID law
Allowing those with objections to opt out is a more reasonable policy.
Peter M. Leschak
Humans in nature: Pride goeth with the fall
A sudden arboreal stop got me to thinking about what sets us apart from our animal friends: Unlike them, in an indifferent universe, we take things personally — and act accordingly.
Editorial
Discovery of water on Mars is a key find for NASA, U.S.
Discovery may advance plans to undertake a mission to red planet.
Noah Smith, Bloomberg View
Numbers don't always paint an accurate picture when it comes to inequality
Even though basic goods remain attainable, respect is hard to get.
Letters
Readers Write (Oct. 5): Minnesota Orchestra, foreign affairs, University of Minnesota athletic debt, sex abuse, work schedules
There's nothing being there, in person, when the Minnesota Orchestra performs.
Betsy Hodges
Mayor Betsy Hodges: Minneapolis is among cities pope asks to help combat climate change
A historic opportunity to lead the way on global sustainability.
Editorial
![A 3D model of St Paul's new River Balcony on display at Union Depot. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Thursday September 24, 2015 St. Paul will](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/3IZBRCUAALOU4WPRSTG2VZT7X4.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
A St. Paul 'balcony' to the Mississippi can be an aesthetic, economic boost
Plan would better connect downtown to the river.
Judge Kevin S. Burke
Judges must work to reinvigorate public trust in all courts across the land
Judges must work to reinvigorate trust in the process of law across the nation.
Editorial Board
Focus on the Oregon dreamers, not the nightmare
The victims' lives up to Thursday morning matter. Their killer's does not.
Veda Shook
Brawl over scheduling rules is just ahead at Minneapolis City Council
Employees deserve fair notice about when they must work.
Michelle Benson and Marsha Van Denburgh
Foster parents are ignored too often
Story of drug-den boy, unheeded warnings reveals a basic child-protection flaw.
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