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Charlie Auspos
Wheelock Whitney had influence, all right – the best kind
Businessman cared most about people, and that was what I learned as a young recruit.
Editorial
Getting more travelers into PreCheck program
That's one way to address growing airport security system overload.
Don Wright
Treatment costs: Don't jeopardize my health to fix health care
Because life, even with a serious illness like multiple myeloma, is a marathon worth running.
Lawrence R. Jacobs
Wake up and see the Trump card: He can win
The chattering classes have been predicting the candidate's demise for months. Here are 5 reasons why these pundits are still wrong.
Mark Ostrem
There's still time for Legislature to fix sentencing reform
We need to get it right: more help for low-level drug offenders and tougher penalties for big dealers.
Letters
Readers Write (May 21): Brooklyn Park police video, Bernie Sanders, paid sick leave, light rail and sales taxes, Minneapolis parks, Minnesota sports
Contrast, don't compare Clark case with Brooklyn Park struggle.
John Rash
Rash Report: How propaganda propped up China's Cultural Revolution
Posters from a chaotic era depict China's descent into political, cultural calamity.
Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact.com
PolitiFact: Facts few, worries plentiful on $15 minimum wage
It's uncharted, even in terms of estimates about job losses vs. livability gains.
D.J. Tice
A political party crack-up? Change is a constant in politics, too
The rugs on which political parties stand have been pulled repeatedly throughout American history.
Lori Sturdevant
Watch that turnover in the Minnesota Legislature
Experience matters, and thus, so does legislator pay.
Ron Way
What's the matter with golf today?
The game's governing body and traditionalists have stuck with rules and procedures that make it difficult, expensive, time-consuming — unapproachable. There are ways to change that.
Letters
Readers Write (May 22): Thunderbird Hotel, gas tax, retirement planning, pensions
For me, a visit to the Thunderbird Hotel was a launchpad to learning.
Editorial
Satellites could aid efforts to address global warming
Space agencies could monitor if countries are honoring Paris accord.
Letters
Readers Write (May 23): Democracy, Xcel Energy rates, airport security, Hillary Clinton
What if the people don't want democracy?
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