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Editorial
September 18, 2018
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Minnesota school districts can learn from odds-defying schools

Star Tribune analysis finds high-poverty schools that beat averages.
Jack Davies
September 18, 2018
The Minnesota State Capitol in the evening sun. ] GLEN STUBBE ï glen.stubbe@startribune.com Thursday, September 28, 2017 EDS, AVAILABLE FOR ANY A

Minnesota legislative procedure: Single-subject battle has been won; now bring back subcommittees

Herein , five ways that reembracing their use would make for a more effective Legislature.
Lori Sturdevant
September 18, 2018
Joe Radinovich, then a state representative, in 2014. As a Republican super-PAC attacks the DFL congressional candidate for past driving infractions,

Hyperbolic attack ads, anti-Radinovich edition

Here's what you really ought to know about the candidate.
Letters
September 17, 2018
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey visited the growing homeless encampment near the LIttle Earth housing project last week, and talked with American Indian

Readers Write: Minneapolis and housing, sexual-assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh

Worrisome situations entangle.
Editorial
September 17, 2018
FILE -- Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, during the second day of his confirmation hearing before t

Senate should get to the bottom of Kavanaugh allegations

Sexual-assault claim should be fully investigated.
Editorial, Rochester Post-Bulletin
September 17, 2018

Mayo Clinic: New documentary by Ken Burns tells the story

Film rightly emphasizes the connection between the clinic and Rochester.
Opinion
September 17, 2018
Tom Toles Editorial Cartoon

Editorial cartoon: Tom Toles on the Supreme Court confirmation process

Noah Smith, Bloomberg News (TNS)
September 17, 2018

Bernie Sanders picks the wrong kind of fight with Amazon

He's trying to capitalize on the optics, but his bill would almost certainly hurt the working poor.
Editorial
September 14, 2018
Beatrice Fihn, left, Executive Director of the International campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons, ICAN, Daniel Hogsta, center, coordinator of the Inte

Abolish nuclear weapons? Idealistic. Worthy.

Peace Prize-winning ICAN is inspired by prior prohibition movements.
Opinion
September 14, 2018
Editorial cartoon: Lisa Benson on public discourse

Editorial cartoon: Lisa Benson on public discourse

Editorial, Orange County Register
September 14, 2018

Failing to consider the mindset of those accused of crimes is wrong

Republican lawmakers lead the way with key criminal justice reform bill.
Letters
September 14, 2018
A traffic light is seen outside the Perugino Gate at the Vatican, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. A delegation of U.S. Catholic cardinals and bishops met Th

Readers Write: Catholic Church, skepticism on hurricane deaths, the media, skepticism itself

Why I stay.
Kim Crockett
September 14, 2018
FILE - In this Monday, June 25, 2018 file photo, people gather at the Supreme Court awaiting a decision in an Illinois union dues case, Janus vs. AFSC

Public unions: Navigating new era of opting in rather than opting out

Let's look at how the Supreme Court's Janus decision may affect public employees who have been paying full union dues.
Gary Fischler
September 14, 2018
Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor appeared in Hennepin County District Court with his attorney, Thomas Plunkett, second from left, but di

Screening for Minneapolis police recruits is concerning

The psychological exams have consequences, and the example of Officer Mohamed Noor, who fatally shot Justine Damond, is a window into the process.
Letters
September 14, 2018
Readers Write: 'A letter concerning toleration,' Minneapolis and the car culture, Dean Phillips and campaign finance reform

Readers Write: 'A letter concerning toleration,' Minneapolis and the car culture, Dean Phillips and campaign finance reform

Embrace disagreement.
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