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Rolf T. Anderson
Transfer of Minnesota's Historic Preservation Office is going to make for some strange history
It's hard to find any sense in the process by which this came about. But it certainly will make things more costly and less efficient.
Kelsey Johnson
Counterpoint: Steel tariffs support Minnesota, national security
The fears are overstated. Trade enforcement actions are common.
Letters
Readers Write: Rex Tillerson, Minnesota Legislature and guns, U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen and his challengers, the Coffman name at the University of Minnesota
In which direction does our ship sail?
Judith Koll Healey
#MeToo and me: I've grown a little disillusioned
The movement has felt a bit like flailing. Here are six concrete actions we can take.
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
Tillerson refused to do another Russia deal
He knew how to negotiate with Vladimir Putin and his inner circle, but chose not to demonstrate that skill as secretary of state.
Editorial
Gun laws and student activism: Make school walkout rules clear to all
Balancing free speech with student attendance policies.
Editorial
California inadvertently gives 'sanctuary' to exploiters
A new law is rife with constitutional questions that probably will wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Editorial, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Trump and North Korea: Is this a legitimate chance at history? An assessment.
To interpret these events, start by asking "Why now?" about the motivations of both sides.
John Marty
The PolyMet proposal: Where compromise can be found in an otherwise catastrophic plan
It hinges on a commitment to best practices. But that's missing from the draft permit.
Matt Eckholm
Zoning change to allow fourplexes citywide in Minneapolis should be welcomed
The proposal is a responsible approach to density that gives those with less wealth a chance to develop, preserves the level of affordable housing and keeps neighborhoods unique.
Letters
Readers Write: Violence in the schools, Minneapolis fourplex zoning plan, the state of the Democratic Party, MNLARS, baseball salaries
We must see the roots of alienation.
Dahleen Glanton, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Why nobody should care about Trump's alleged affair with Stormy Daniels
There's so much other work to do. And we should have learned by now that sexual misconduct does not have the firepower to knock a sitting president out of office.
Letters
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