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Bret C. Haake
November 4, 2019
OxyContin, in 80 mg pills, in a 2013 file image.

To end the opioid crisis we must understand pain

Pain is normal and can be treated with time, and opioids aren't the answer.
Editorial
November 4, 2019
FILE—This file photo from Sept. 11, 2019 shows medications in a locked storage area that are slated for destruction at the police headquarters

FindTreatment.gov is a pragmatic step in fight against opioids

New website backed by Trump administration will help search for addiction treatment.
Cartoons
November 2, 2019
Sack cartoon: Facebook and the 2020 election

Sack cartoon: Facebook and the 2020 election

Multiple authors
November 2, 2019
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Counterpoint: Mayor's commentary on Edina schools was misleading

There are legitimate questions — not "ill-founded fears and distorted facts" — about the direction the district is heading. The numbers bear this out.
Editorial, New York Daily News
November 1, 2019

Democrats need to show impeachment is about more than partisanship

And Republicans should stop pretending Trump has done nothing wrong.
Editorial, Wall Street Journal
November 1, 2019

Attacks on Zuckerberg are attacks on free speech

Facebook CEO will allow disputed claims to be debated.
Cartoons
November 1, 2019
Sack cartoon: Boeing's safety issues

Sack cartoon: Boeing's safety issues

Editorial
November 1, 2019
Jamokia Curry worked at Water Gremlin for two years and left this August. His daughter Ja'Naea, pictured, has tested high for lead. They are photograp

Minnesota should rein in Water Gremlin

Employees — and their families — should be protected from dangerous exposure to lead.
Editorial
November 1, 2019
Jodi Harpstead, Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner (DHS), appeared before a Senate committee about the agency making $29 million in i

Audit reveals the extent of the mess at DHS

New commissioner is taking sensible steps, but a reorganization may be needed.
Letters
November 1, 2019
Readers Write: The voice of the people in Minneapolis, prescription drug prices, team-building in the workplace

Readers Write: The voice of the people in Minneapolis, prescription drug prices, team-building in the workplace

Who's earned a hearing, really?
Letters
November 1, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence, a vehement critic of China who this week excoriated some U.S. companies for compromising their principles to do business th

Readers Write: Trump's impeachment, Minnesota Republican primary, water

Impeachment would not "overturn" the election. Nice try, Republicans.
Letters
November 1, 2019
Honey bees have been shown to be adversely affected by farmland chemicqls. Now research indicates the same chemicals might affect deer and possibly ph

Readers Write: Bees, women in politics, Boy Scouts, lead poisoning, Minneapolis transit, St. Paul City Council

Make Minnesota nice to bees.
Editorial
November 1, 2019
Flames from a backfire consume a hillside as firefighters battle the Maria Fire in Santa Paula, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. According to Ventura

Blame climate change for more frequent California fires

Conditions are getting worse, and state's infrastructure can't handle it.
Bonnie Blodgett
November 1, 2019
January 11, 1987 David Noble, in the study of his home in St. Paul discussed his historical work. December 26, 1986 Bruce Bisping, Minneapolis Star Tr

The two worlds according to David W. Noble

The University of Minnesota history professor knew what neoliberals (read: free-market capitalists) don't.
Dean Phillips
November 1, 2019
FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo, Some of the Facebook and Instagram ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process a

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips: Congress is working to protect against election meddling

But those bills are sitting on Sen. Mitch McConnell's desk collecting dust.

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