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Researchers solve a swimming pool question we might not want answered
Scientists take the measure of those warm spots.
Ria Chakraborty
The myth of safety for 'model' minorities
Recent crimes against U.S. residents with roots in India, including two fatal shootings, have generated alarm.
Letters
Thomas R. Gilliam
Thoughts on health care, freedom of choice and business models
Here's one question: What happens when those who opt out of coverage get sick?
John Kass
Trump's mass firing of U.S. attorneys is simply politics as usual.
But as usual, where Trump is concerned, it has set off fact-free media melodrama.
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Letters
George McNulty
Mandatory seat belts in school buses? Sounds like a no-brainer, but research shows it's not a good idea
For reasons ranging from design to compliance to statistics, there are problems.
Brian LeClair
![The Minnesota State Capitol gets ready for the 2017 legislative session January 3 after years of renovation and a $300 million makeover. ] GLEN STUBBE](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/M7GQCTOK5IM6YCLEHWEPJZILUA.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Legislators can — and should — say no to proposed pay raise
Just because a new citizens panel called for a more-than-$13,000 pay raise for them, senators and House members don't have to accept it — and they shouldn't.
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Gophers' rebound season sparks hoops hope
Players, coach Pitino improve upon last year's performance, behavior.
Faisal Ahmed, Abdirashid Jama, and Abdi “Gurhan” Mohamed
We're Somali business owners in Minneapolis. We back a $15 minimum wage. Here's why
Raising the hourly minimum in Minneapolis would be good for our neighborhoods and is sound, as well. Our businesses thrive when our customers earn living wages.
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Editorial counterpoint: The case against the Equal Rights Amendment
Every new constitutional right transfers power over a social problem from democratically elected and accountable politicians to the nine lawyers on the Supreme Court.
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