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As federal shutdown looms, ponder a better way to govern
Initiatives that fill a needed function should be enacted based on merit.
Letters
Readers Write: Star Tribune Minnesota Poll, Super Bowl preparations, immigration debate
Judging poll questions and responses.
Executive Committee, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh
As journalists, we decry this appalling editorial
A letter from the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh in response to an editorial published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Editorial Board
Stop this name-calling and debate the issues
Overuse of the ultimate epithet — "racist" — robs it of meaning.
Morris M. Kleiner
Need a license to do your job? That may be excessive
Congress should curb this costly scheme that imposes barriers.
Patrick Sharkey
How crime's decline is transforming U.S. cities
It's not just well-off, gentrified areas. Poorer neighborhoods have been lifted up, too, thanks to policing and nonprofit efforts.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
After Brexit, the E.U. needs London to be a healthy finance hub
It should agree to give financial services firms partial access to the market.
Editorial
Congress should overturn FCC decision on net neutrality
It was poorly thought out and could hurt millions of consumers.
Letters
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Readers Write: Super Bowl preparations, retailers who provide parking, immigration, dieting, messages in the comic strips
Inconveniently, daily life goes on.
Letters
Readers Write: Dieting, end-of-life care, smoking policies at U.S. Bank Stadium, immigration and Trump
You must fight fat, for your health.
Michael R. Strain, Bloomberg View
Trump's Medicaid work requirement is totally reasonable
Obamacare brought a whole new population into the progam. That makes it sensible to allow states more flexibility.
Editorial, Boston Globe
Newspapers vs. Google-Facebook duopoly
Media outlets should be able to band together to negotiate with tech firms.
Editorial
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is needed as defender of the West
Her leadership helps fill U.S. void and counter illiberal drift in Europe.
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