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James Stavridis, Foreign Policy
We need to be ready for 21st-century biology
We can see the challenges of responding to superbugs like Ebola and Zika. Now imagine them turned into weapons.
Editorial
Choose State Capitol art that unifies Minnesotans
It's time to boot two offensive paintings out of governor's reception room.
Michael Printy Arthur
Progressives should give Trump a fair look on trade, immigration
Especially if they want to do right for Mexico's least fortunate.
Ruth Wood
Your brain on steroids: A bigger problem than we know
A typical user is not necessarily an Olympian, and consequences abound.
Dean Burnett
Your brain on drugs, revisited and revised
The fried-egg metaphor was always simplistic. Effects vary from drug to drug and user to user. Our efforts to treat and prevent must acknowledge that complexity.
Editorial
New Indian school in Leech Lake is a lesson in leadership
Students from Leech Lake helped lobby Congress for funds.
Letters
Cartoons
A.J. Delgado
Why Latinos should vote for Trump
Immigration isn't our main concern; jobs are, and on that count, he's our man. That's not all.
Editorial
Another Trump conspiracy: voter fraud
Despite lack of evidence, he questions election legitimacy.
Shawntera Hardy
Counterpoint: State is on task regarding new workforce rules for the disabled
This is an urgent but huge transformation. The Department of Employment and Economic Development is prepared.
Mathews Hollinshead
Southwest light rail: Eliminate the political veto of a practical need
Business leaders must do more to eject obstructionists from legislative power. Metro Transit must have the independence to do its work. Now is the time.
Editorial
Don't let one judge distort representative government in Minneapolis
City should be applauded for appealing decision on $15 minimum wage.
Dave Van Hattum
Southwest light rail: Despite House intransigence, governor must secure local funding
We cannot stop pushing the Legislature on all modes of transportation to benefit all Minnesotans, but for this project, a federal deadline looms.
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