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Public needs to help in efforts to thwart ticks
The Asian long-horned hasn't been reported in Minnesota yet, but it is spreading swiftly in the U.S.
Cartoons
Editorial, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
It's flip-flop season in politics, and sometimes that's OK
When public opinion changes, elected officials and candidates have an obligation to take notice.
Counterpoint: 'Sacred Conversations' for Minneapolis city staff should have gone on
An open letter to white people, by white people.
Robert Sykes
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Counterpoint: Why drivers' access to Minnehaha Parkway matters
A proposal to restrict access ignores both the corridor's history and its benefits in our mad modern world.
Matt Potter
Counterpoint: I, a working journalist, just received the news — I'm elite!
Good thing a letter writer can't see the real me.
Editorial
Ilhan Omar's credibility takes another hit
Tax return irregularities are just the latest misstep by the first-term congresswoman.
Letters
Readers Write: Postsecondary education, Trump and Cuba, Minnehaha no-car proposal
Combine, and value, all forms of higher ed.
Cartoons
Editorial
Hit the road this summer and visit history in Minnesota
State's many buildings and landmarks offer a lot to see and do.
Melissa Hortman
Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman: A good session? Yes, but one with a lot of 'no'
The bipartisan budget is a positive step, but we need to do more to improve the lives of Minnesotans across the state.
D.J. Tice
A worthy reprint for a distinctive thinker
David Pence, a Mankato physician and teacher, was a tireless voice for Truth as he knew it — and he reckoned with a truth of his own.
Editorial
There's clearly a demand for 'courtroom in a box'
Warrant Resolution Day drew hundreds with pending legal issues.
Editorial
Revise approach to North Korea negotiations
More substance, less summitry is now needed to achieve the goal of denuclearization.
Letters
Readers Write: Expanding U.S. borders, addressing homelessness, Ilhan Omar's taxes
What if the U.S. expanded south?
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