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Ron Way
We want Minnesota to have clean water, if the other guy pays for it
Dayton has his work cut out for him, especially around nitrates.
Editorial
Ramping up town halls, debates puts spotlight on Democrats
Back-to-back nights of Clinton, Sanders were revealing for voters.
Sebastian Meyer, The Washington Post
I just can't hate the Islamic State's teen soldiers
Their acts are monstrous, but many of them are coerced, indoctrinated children. They must be stopped, and pitied.
Cartoons
Editorial
Let's take a closer look at 'too big to fail' rhetoric
Actually, the biggest banks are in better shape, thanks to Dodd-Frank.
Art Rolnick
'Minnesota Model' for early learning is on the right track
The evidence shows scholarship approach works for preschool.
Mary Katherine Fiala
Twin Cities' theater scene is second to none
Never mind that urban legend you've heard about "seats per capita." We're the real deal.
Letters
Readers Write (Feb. 5): The Sanders-McGovern comparison, trash collection, Minneapolis superintendent search, Grain Belt sign
Sanders-McGovern: What was is not necessarily what will be.
Editorial
Fire St. Paul cop who encouraged motorists to run over protesters
Facebook post should disqualify officer from carrying a gun and badge.
Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post
Cruz-Carson-Christie-Trump — the GOP's circular firing squad
Just when you didn't think the Republican race could get any more self-defeating.
Cartoons
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.
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