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A note to halftime planners for Minneapolis Super Bowl: It's still Prince
It's still his show. (Of course!) But also a chance for today's burgeoning stars to break out with his material.
Letters
Readers Write (Feb. 15): Michael Flynn, ICE raids, immigration and rural Minnesota, refugees and climate change, Minneapolis mayor's race, MinnesotaCare provider tax, slices of life
Flynn's resignation is damage control. Detailed investigation is needed.
Opinion
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BDS movement: My Palestinian pride is not measured by your hatred of Israel
There's a sweet spot for legislation at the State Capitol. It would neither support the occupation nor blindly inflict pain on Israelis.
Johannes L. Jacobse
Pornography is an affliction for young men. And it's been mainstreamed.
It comes from the depths of hell to destroy their characters before they can grow into a healthy sense of who they are.
Opinion
Why trade deals don't fit on one page
They're complex because 21st-century economies are.
Opinion
Should courts defer to the executive on national security?
The 1950s case U.S. vs. Reynolds offers historical context about this question.
Opinion
Sherco power plant: The wrong project, for the wrong reasons, at a big cost
There are alternatives that would more responsibly replace the generating capacity and add more jobs.
Editorial
Minnesota needs clarity on surrogacy laws
A legal framework would help prospective parents and carriers.
Opinion
Countering Violent Extremism program divides communities, perpetuates Islamophobia
I had hopes for it, but I've come to believe that it's damaging. There are better ways to build community.
Letters
Opinion
Bill Cooper's lasting legacy
Wide-ranging insight. A sharp (and adaptive) eye for business. Conservatism with compassion.
Editorial
In battle of Wall Street vs. retirees, judge rightly backs consumers
The Trump administration ought to get the message on "fiduciary rule."
Opinion
Putting 'America First' isn't the problem
President Trump's version of it is. But the basic elements have plenty of legitimate historical antecedents, from Hamilton to Jefferson, and should invite a welcome debate.
Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Yemen is no place for U.S. involvement
Trump administration can save both money and culpability in a tragedy.
Steve Werle
A painting of Jackson and a portrait in contrasts
We have a good sense of what Lincoln saw in the image. What about Trump?
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