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HPV vaccine approved for adult use, but will Americans respond?
Lives could be saved if anti-vax crowd doesn't prevail.
MICHAEL WESTERHAUS
Expanding the definition of which immigrants are 'public charges' sounds fair, but is flawed
That classification disqualifies one from immigration. But there is an immigrant in most Minnesotans, and "public charges" in us, as well.
Karen Tumulty
What's the difference between 'grass roots activism' and 'mob rule'?
Mostly, it's about whether the unruly crowds are screaming at you or the opposition.
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Rare bipartisanship produces a bill to address opioid abuse
Trump is expected to sign off on new weapons to curtail the epidemic.
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Readers Write: Campaign ads and the general state of politics, generosity and social problems, public safety in the Twin Cities
Don't you political types realize you're alienating all of us?
Editorial
Checking the facts on the price of government
Minnesota data on state and local taxes should inform campaigns.
Tim Worke
Protecting highway workers demands further action
Crashes in Minnesota construction zones provide stark evidence of the need for safety provisions like those that failed in recent years.
Sophia Manolis, Lia Harel, Gabriel Kaplan, Marco Hunt, Shaza Hussein, Katie Christiansen, and Sofia Valdes
Human activity and the climate: The future looks terrifying; we have to act now
We're young people worried about dire climate-change impacts. The feds aren't doing what's needed, so state and local governments must.
Letters
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Nobel winners are honored for economics as it should be done
Using evidence to inform public policy on climate change.
Christine Barrette
In this broken two-party system, every incumbent deserves to be voted out
The Supreme Court hearings were the latest in a line of partisan games. We, the people, must change things.
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