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Dennis Smith
The key thing is to get Real ID done in Minnesota
Although I believe a one-tier driver's license system would be easiest for Minnesotans, I'm willing to accept a two-tiered system in order to make our state compliant.
Letters
Readers Write (May 18): Xcel Energy, transportation budget, Mpls. high-rise plan, for-profit college closures, assisted suicide
Xcel Energy profits and rates: What's really cooking in this kitchen?
Jason Dempsey
West Point cadet photo controversy: It's funny what draws attention
There's a double standard when it comes to what symbols the Army calls offensive.
Rhonda Garelick
Don't fall for a can-do fantasy
It's a false narrative whose sources range from Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" to Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again."
Judith K. Healey
What the University of Minnesota can do about Donald Trump
All that news about the school lately helps point the direction.
Marshall H. Tanick
Independent for president? In Minnesota, your brief window is open
But it's already getting late in the game, nationally, and your odds are long …
John P. James
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The 2016 Legislature: A proposal to end the gridlock
This six-step plan would redesign Minnesota's finances.
Letters
Readers Write (May 17): Minneapolis and sick leave, Nekima Levy-Pounds and activism, Democratic presidential race, business and leadership
Minneapolis' proposed sick-leave policy is no rush job.
Richard C. Longworth
Reminders of what skilled demagogues can accomplish
(Just in case you think it can't happen here.)
D.J. Tice
A deep dive into data on work, family, race in Minnesota
A Minnesota demography report has helpful detail.
Mike Hashimoto, Dallas Morning News (TNS)
How it felt growing up as a Japanese-American
For me, the devastation in Japan was just the end of the war. I cared more about U.S. citizens interned simply because of their ancestry.
Kaimay Yuen Terry
Japan still must confront its claim of victimhood
With his visit to Hiroshima, President Obama can urge Japanese leaders to confront their nation's dark past with truth and courage.
Letters
Readers Write (May 14): Nekima Levy-Pounds, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis police, Alondra Cano Twitter controversy, urban development
Nekima Levy-Pounds' activism is unconstructive, intrusive.
John Rash
Rash Report: Obama's Hiroshima visit is about the future, not apology
The president has made progress, but proliferation, terrorism and arsenals will test his successor.
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