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John Rash
Rash Report: Brexit not an exit of U.K. creativity
The British Arrows Awards, now screening at the Walker, show Britain's international cultural impact.
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Even with expected surplus, Minnesota should proceed with fiscal caution
Size of new budget forecast puts damper on spending and tax-relief ideas.
Adam Copeland
'Materialism' isn't always a dirty word
New focus on craft and quality redeems the 'stuff' of life.
D.J. Tice
Unions and sound policing: New evidence of an old obstacle
Police chiefs, sheriffs get overruled on disciplinary actions.
Lori Sturdevant
Voters do worry that billionaires buy elections
Trump, unbeholden to big money? Just a wish.
Letters
Editorial
Sweet suites deal reflects fumbled governance at U.S. Bank Stadium
Given public's stake in U.S. Bank Stadium, more scrutiny is needed.
Steve Calvin
The future of health insurance: A shift change in political leadership
How a new crew made up of Republican lawmakers and Trump appointees could heal (not literally repeal) Obamacare.
Letters
Editorial
Trump's pick for education secretary is a champion of reform
DeVos wants to give families ways to escape low-performing schools.
Omar Alansari-Kreger
History abounds with contributions of Islam to civilization
Extremists do no justice to Islam in preserving a slanted narrative that is sharply at odds with a record of achievement.
Mark Kryzer
It's time for America to get out of Afghanistan
"Nation-building" hasn't achieved lasting goals, Afghanis continue to suffer casualties and be displaced, and the costs to the U.S. keep mounting.
Editorial
Minnesota shouldn't flinch on human rights laws
State's enforcement efforts deserve Legislature's budgetary support.
Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg View
Trump's regulatory gimmick is pretty dumb -- and it might just work.
'Add one, cut two' is itself an overly rigid regulation -- but it might force some creating thinking.
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