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Nicholas P. Cichowicz
Minnesota's Safe Harbor Law: Buyers of sex must pay higher fines
Those penalty fees fund services that make the law effective.
Annette Meeks
Rural broadband in Minnesota: Evidence is in; government should butt out
It's a misperception that a publicly built network can meet the need for fast service at lower costs. Taxpayers face enormous risks.
Editorial
Minnesota Legislature can make a difference on distracted driving
Bigger fines and hands-free law would cause drivers to think twice.
Editorial
Protecting Jayme Closs from additional trauma
While the revelations wind down, her healing process is just beginning.
Chris Eaton
Counterpoint: Further discussion on 'medical aid in dying'
Points raised in a recent commentary call for a response, not over matters of faith, but interpretations of facts.
MEGAN MCARDLE
America faces a population challenge: Replacing itself
Our economy assumes population growth, but low birthrates mean we need to look at alternatives. Is immigration an answer? Maybe, but not an easy one.
Letters
Betty Folliard
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Long dormant, the Equal Rights Amendment has awakened, with vigor
A pair of bills supporting state and federal amendments are poised for action in Minnesota, and the issue has gained steam nationally.
Editorial
Finding a solution to own, operate the Commons
City, Park Board must cooperate to keep Minneapolis park running.
Editorial
New York's lesson in how not to regulate Airbnb
It's better to work with disrupters rather than regulate them away.
Bill de Blasio
As 2020 beckons, a piece of advice for Democrats: Be bold
The idea that various progressive plans sound nice but are unrealistic is off base. We've shown that in New York City, it's been shown elsewhere and the midterms indicated that voters are ready for fundamental change.
Letters
Readers Write: Kirsten Gillibrand and the presidency, border wall, liberty and inequality, technology and global competitiveness
A presidential possibility with a shadow: The push for Al Franken's resignation from Senate.
Whitney Clark and Paul Bauknight
Minneapolis, don't squander this development chance at the Upper Harbor site
The city is poised to adopt a plan that benefits private interests far more than public. Community well-being must be a high priority.
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