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U.N. climate warning should spur action
States, cities, institutions and individuals can fill the void created by Trump's policies.
Kirk Schneidawind and Gary Amoroso
Counterpoint: School boards and superintendents do support innovation
We agree with a commentary on the need for such things as teacher flexibility. We disagree that boards and administrators resist change.
Megan McArdle, The Washington Post
To condemn Susan Collins as a 'gender traitor' is, well, anti-woman
Didn't we fight to be liberated from the ideas that women have only one important identity? And all think the same way?
Editorial
![Students on the University of Minnesota Campus. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Friday, March 31, 2017 University officials readily](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/OZ7KZDN45ACQFI46T3OTJHII7M.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Readers Write: University of Minnesota president's salary, confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh
Dollars for sports, not for leadership.
Editorial
Kavanaugh, SCOTUS have much to prove after nomination fight
Justices must act as the careful jurists they claim to be, not partisans in robes.
Carlisle Ford Runge
Tariffs are bad for export markets, and that's bad for Minnesota
Exports are critical for the state's economy, so measures that hinder trade can take a heavy toll. That could be particularly so with China.
Jack Hedin
More frequent, intense rains imperil 'local foods' sector
The ability to grow fresh market produce, profitably, is becoming more tenuous as our weather gets wetter.
Editorial
Amazon's decision to raise minimum pay was made for the right reasons
The market drove it, and this company could afford $15.
Albert R. Hunt
Democrats must now move on — to focus on winning the election
Impeachment threats, endlessly refighting lost battle, will waste energy and turn-off persadable voters.
KATHERINE KERSTEN
![Students sit on the bus at the end of the school day at Eastview Elementary School in Lakeville on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. ] (LEILA NAVIDI/STAR](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/WYRXYWWA7OGQ77RJDDVBMQLUGU.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Sweeping lawsuit would create a general mess
An activist court ruling. Metrowide racial balancing of schools. An end to local control. Sum total?
Lori Sturdevant
2018 campaign further widening our gender gap
How far apart are men and women? Watch midterm elections for a sign.
Editorial
Supreme Court confirmation process needs overhaul
Changes could restore integrity and a measure of independence to what has otherwise become a damaging exercise in partisan gamesmanship.
Noah Feldman
U.S. Supreme Court is no stranger to hot-head justices
Some influential members were known to be vengeful, manipulative and willing to leverage relationships to get their way.
Editorial
Deserving Nobel Peace Prize laureates
Award should shine a light on the scourge of sexual violence in warfare.
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