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St. Paul teachers should honor contract
Dropping HealthPartners would hurt the school district and other employees.
Stephen L. Carter
I like my plastic bags — and we don't have the data to say I shouldn't
My state — Connecticut — will be hopping on the ban bandwagon. It would be better for government to educate the public.
Noah Feldman
Even extreme speech must remain free speech
Regulating even vile speech will lead to the narrowing of ideas available to all humans.
John Kass
Chicago's gun deaths make poor politics for Democrats
Almost 5 dozen were shot in Chicago last weekend — most of whom were black. But it won't help the party in 2020, so it's ignored.
Putting a national spotlight on equal pay to play
U.S. national soccer team's cause is shared by women in all fields.
Linea Palmisano, Steve Fletcher and Phillipe Cunningham
Editorial counterpoint: Minneapolis does need a wage-theft ordinance
State law doesn't do enough to protect workers.
Editorial
U.S.-China trade war is hurting Minnesota
The nonstrategic, spiraling crisis threatens state's farm economy and hurts consumers.
Letters
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Readers Write: PolyMet mine, reducing gun violence, Rep. Ilhan Omar, hobos, lakeside pavilion
PolyMet pits profit against drinking water.
Editorial
Minneapolis doesn't need new wage-theft rules
The city should let employers adjust to the robust rules just passed by the state.
Editorial
Sonny Perdue owes Minnesotans an explanation during visit
Why can't the public see the science it paid for?
Steve Ellis
Ban neonicotinoid pesticides to address our pollinator crisis
As a beekeeper, I can attest to the changes and to the need for congressional action.
Wes Skoglund
Gun violence: Minnesota, like federal government, suppresses data
There's so much we could learn from this information.
Letters
Readers Write: Mass shootings, clean energy, HealthPartners and St. Paul schools
A half-staff flag is not a shield against future gun violence.
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