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John Hinderaker
A city-country mice divide in Minnesota? We don't see it that way
Less government, more freedom is good for rural and urban Minnesota.
James Robertson
The case for Democrats' not opposing Gorsuch
I worked to block Robert Bork and regret it because his defeat politicized the process. Now, there's no valid reason to block Gorsuch and a peace offering might benefit all.
Virginia Postrel, Bloomberg View
CAFE standards are lousy environmental policy
Environmentalists are irate over Trump administration plans to roll back Obama gas-mileage regulations, but CAFE rules just aren't a rational way to cut fuel use.
Editorial
Minnesota lawmakers should not approve proposals that would weaken gun control rules.
Minnesota doesn't need weaker gun control rules.
Letters
Readers Write (March 20): Use of 'you guys,' the Equal Rights Amendment, 'Stand Your Ground' laws
The all-purpose use of "guys," opposed.
David Spence
Sinister-sounding 'deep state' isn't necessarily sinister — or subversive
In resisting the agenda of a president, bureaucrats may be trying to carry out their agency's mission, as defined by law.
Editorial
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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.
Editorial
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