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Editorial
End the secrecy and release federal BWCA study
Keeping the data and analysis under wraps suggests there is something to hide.
John Rash
Rash Report: India's election a vote of confidence in democracy
World's largest democracy can be a global beacon amid a time of increasing authoritarianism.
Editorial
Congress doesn't seem to care if tax season is miserable for you
Bowing to lobbyists, lawmakers say IRS can't build online filing system.
Steve Cramer
Counterpoint: Adding cops could satisfy seemingly different interests
The case for a larger force lies in better, not more policing. That could help strengthen communities and police-community relations.
Letters
Readers Write: 'Dairy despair,' U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, measles and vaccination
Emotional video, cop-out response.
Editorial
Beginning in August, hands-free law should save lives
Minnesota finally joins 16 other states in doing something about distracted driving on its roads.
Editorial
Trump has a 'witch hunt' ally in AG William Barr
Comments on 'spying' are at best premature, at worst partisan pandering.
Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro
Value judgments: How would an economist approach today's issues
While trade-offs are an important consideraton in economics, there may be little tolerance for them in a polarized world. But they can be both practical and ethical.
Lori Sturdevant
Time to step up for the poorest of the poor
The state's MFIP program is overdue for a boost, and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan can attest to both its value and its worthiness.
D.J. Tice
Don't be too quick to scrap the Electoral College
Stung by two recent elections, Democrats favor that path. But that's not what the Founders favored, with sound reasoning.
Mike Meyers
Flora and pharma: A better landscape on prescription drug costs begins to bloom
A better landscape on prescription drug costs is beginning to bloom — none too soon for that particular winter of our discontent.
Letters
Readers Write: University of Minnesota administration and coaching costs, an idea for immigration, doubts about dietary 'Mom Hack,' a scolding for Jeff Bezos
Time for a hard look at higher-education costs in our state.
Letters
Kendall A. King
Counterpoint: Disaggregating student data will help, not hurt, the cause of addressing gaps
Some basic examples illustrate the absurdity of the current system.
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