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Kevin S. Carpenter
Why we need a different kind of diversity on our courts
That is, would the Mayo Clinic assign a cardiologist to do a hip replacement?
David J. Garrow
Worrying about 'old fogey' justices still on the bench
Our aging U.S. Supreme Court is Exhibit A for possible reform.
Letters
Readers Write (Feb. 4): Garbage hauling, electronics recycling, 'Un-Minnesotan' ad, MSP-to-Tokyo route
What's so hard to grasp about the freedom to choose a trash hauler?
Editorial
While ambassadorships wait, Cruz plays Washington games
By blocking votes on Norway and Sweden, he's not very presidential.
Editorial
Endorsements: Go with experience in Bloomington, Anoka County special elections
Our nods go to Carlson, Abeler for vacant legislative seats.
Letters
Readers Write (Feb. 3): 'Un-Minnesotan' ad, political correctness and Valentine's Day
Message from various leaders painted good people with a broad brush.
Heidi Joos
The Sanders-McGovern comparison, explored
Observations for the younger, idealistic members of my party.
Stephen Carter, Bloomberg View
What's the dirtiest word in politics?
A dust-up among Democrats over who qualifies as the "Establishment" raises a question: What happens when you win?
Editorial
Iowa holds lessons for candidates and voters alike
As campaign moves on, it's time to move beyond rhetoric to real ideas.
Editorial
Dayton, GOP reach a disappointing end to special session talks
Range residents must wonder if state government is still a reliable friend.
Cartoons
Garret Keizer
Where white, blue-collar workers are aligned in this election
That they've fallen in behind Trump is a problem for the left. Do progressives still care?
Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg View (TNS)
So, what did we get from Iowa? A pruning of the field
Two of the presidential candidates who were effectively eliminated on Monday recognized it immediately. Others will have to admit it soon enough.
Letters
Readers Write (Feb. 2): Iowa caucuses, Hillary Clinton's e-mails, buffer strips, Kim Graves reinstatement
The Iowa caucuses: Who would have guessed?
Rick King
Nonstop MSP to Tokyo is at risk, and so, then, is Minnesota business
We must enable more access to Asia, not less. It hinges on negotiations between the U.S. and Japan over flights to Tokyo's close-in airport.
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