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Harlan Anderson
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From buffer strips to federal bills, farmers need a stronger voice
The lobbyists who represent them aren't effective, and thus, their input isn't received.
Ron Schara
Cecil the lion, ivory smuggling and outrage
Two stories involving two Minnesotans drew vastly different responses: one loud, one quiet, both out of sync with the actual threats to animals.
Editorial
Minnesota political and business leaders say, 'Don't be #UnMinnesotan'
Let's hope ad will create a neighbor-to-neighbor movement vs. anti-Muslim bigotry.
Editorial
Save Delta's direct flight from MSP to Tokyo
State business, political leaders must push back against U.S.-Japan pact.
Vinay Prasad
What a true cancer 'moonshot' entails
A serious effort isn't about buzzwords. It requires funding science broadly, consistently and in steadily increasing amounts.
D.J. Tice
As radicals arise, gridlock never looked so good
Thank the founding fathers that our system could handle a President Trump or Sanders.
Bonnie Blodgett
Sanders gives boomers a chance to rekindle fire
It's a rare opportunity to right the wrongs our generation inflicted on the nation.
Editorial
Poll reveals a troubling Minnesota divide in views about race
Results point to the dire need to address state's equity issues.
Jim Mulder
State surplus: 7 pragmatic ways to invest $1.9 billion
Let's not be distracted by shiny objects or politics, but spend the state's extra revenue wisely to create jobs and spark the economy.
William Goldstein
Nobody wins in latest kerfuffle over Oscar diversity
The academy's hasty, unilateral response is unnecessary, undemocratic and muddles the whole reason for the awards.
Letters
Readers Write (Jan. 31): The political process, early childhood education, ending misogyny
Getting the political process right for "we the people."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial
Alert on women's depression and pregnancy is timely
Call for widespread screening is welcome.
Maria Lee
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Flint water crisis reminds us not to take water quality for granted
Only good stewardship and smart policy keep our water quality from the same fate.
Lori Sturdevant
For Gov. Dayton, water quality agenda runs deep
Buffer-bill bickering aside, the governor is not backing down on this — especially with Flint.
Letters
Readers Write (Feb. 1): Minneapolis development, prescription drug costs, the 2016 election, Wounded Warrior Project
What's lost in our zeal to "cleanse" downtown.
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