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Richard G. Carlson
A Minneapolis tale for those who downplay white privilege
This chain of events was bad enough. But it could have been worse.
Letters
Readers Write: 'Medicare for all,' police shootings and union leader Bob Kroll, bidding for Amazon's second HQ
A more realistic cost scenario.
James Lenz
Shifty motives, suspicious minds
What a majority of scientists believe, a large contingent of the public doesn't buy. The reason may involve a third, very interested party: big business.
Jared Bernstein
Bernie Sanders starts — that's 'starts' — an important conversation about health care
For too long, Democrats have overnegotiated with themselves, starting debates where they wanted to end up. This is the opposite tactic.
Walter F. Mondale
Editorial counterpoint by Walter Mondale: Franken has navigated Stras nomination properly
Faced with a president who won't collaborate and a conservative movement with a shrewdly developed pipeline to the courts, our Minnesota senator is acting in our best interests by withholding his support.
Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
While Clinton reflects, many in her party would rather forget
New book will be a big seller, but Democratic leaders aren't celebrating.
Bradbury H. Anderson, Richard K. Davis, Michael Dougherty, Bill George and Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Editorial counterpoint: Mayo is putting patients first in southern Minnesota
Instead of hospitals in neighboring communities like those in Albert Lea and Austin competing, they must collaborate and share certain services. We're still investing in Albert Lea, and we've identified a way to keep 95 percent of the services patients use most at both campuses.
Bob Kroll
Police union's Bob Kroll: In Damond shooting comments, Mike Freeman compromised his integrity
Police officers already had reason to worry about their safety. Now they must wonder if they'll be treated with fairness by prosecutors.
Editorial
Feds must move faster to greenlight Minnesota health premium savings
Health and Human Services needs to OK state's individual market relief.
Letters
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Gabriel Allen
Elections, tennis: To the victors of strange scoring systems go the spoils
It's obviously time to simplify things.
Bill Frist and Andy Slavitt
Five immediate, bipartisan steps toward better health care insurance
How to stabilize the individual market.
William Taubman
Gorbachev likes Putin more than you might expect
The man who tried to democratize the Soviet Union in a few short years has come to fear that the task may take "decades." And while he defended his milder, more democratic approach to the end, he came to understand what so many Russians wanted: a leader who acts like a czar.
Michael J. Fanuele
Ways to handle stardom: U2
What would Bono do? Lessons in leadership and activism from the world's most successful band.
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