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Editorial
January 12, 2018
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke appears before the Senate Committee on Energy and Resources on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 20, 2017

Trump administration's offshore drilling decisions are fishy

It's easy to be cynical when government policies are so self-serving.
Keith Lendt
January 12, 2018

Editorial counterpoint: Opposing state plan to test Brown County wells – it's complicated

We care deeply for our land and water. It's a government agency that we distrust.
Editorial
January 12, 2018
FILE - In this Feb. 10, †2016, file photo, the closed LTV Steel taconite plant sits idle near Hoyt Lakes, Minn. The site, which closed in 2001,

PolyMet approval process is setting a high bar — as it should

It's reassuring that state regulators have been allowed to do their jobs.
Letters
January 12, 2018
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Readers Write: Sexual assault and harassment, affordable housing, the farm bill, pro sports, boys' volleyball prospects

The University of Minnesota adjudication process is worthy.
Editorial
January 12, 2018

Despite latest Trump firestorm, make a deal on DACA

President's racist remarks shouldn't derail important protections.
Editorial
January 12, 2018

If Missouri governor didn't commit a crime, he should welcome investigation

An affair is one thing, but blackmail allegations must be checked out.
James P. Lenfestey
January 12, 2018
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Counterpoint: Blame it on '68? The reality is more complex

Others of us learned many hard truths that still today inform the legacy of that infamous year.
Editorial
January 12, 2018
President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson speaks during an event to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in

Stop the slurs and lies, President Trump

The pattern of race-baiting, followed by denials, is repugnant.
Letters
January 12, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks during a prison reform roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the Washington, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Ka

Readers Write: Trump and immigration, health care policy, the political process

The past can be illuminating.
Cartoons
January 12, 2018
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Robert Delahunty and John Radsan
January 12, 2018
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Refining our list of the '40 greatest books we all should read'

Readers responded with solid arguments — and criticism.
John Rash
January 12, 2018
In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Tom Hanks portrays Ben Bradlee, left, and Meryl Streep portrays Katharine Graham in a scene from "The Post

Rash Report: 'The Post' works in historic, current context

New movie examines Pentagon Papers case and puts a lens on today's era.
Letters
January 12, 2018
Governor Mark Dayton delivered his State of the State speech. ] GLEN STUBBE ï glen.stubbe@startribune.com Monday January 23, 2017 Gov. Mark Dayto

Readers Write: Minnesota taxes, Hennepin County commissioner's spending, the #MeToo movement, health care policy, addiction and recovery, the Minnesota Vikings

Our state has work to do on taxes.
Ann McFeatters, Tribune News Service (TNS)
January 11, 2018
HCMC Chief Cardiologist Dr. Bart Bradley received a flu shot from Josh Gramling, head of employee occupational health at HCMC ] GLEN STUBBE ï gle

Influenza epidemic is coming, and we're not ready

The bug is spreading; no state is immune. Could 1918 history repeat itself?
Editorial
January 11, 2018

Please quit, U.S. Rep. Farenthold

Your continued service is an embarrassment for Congress, GOP.
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