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Julie Knopp
January 23, 2020
In this Jan. 7, 2020, photo, mink fur pelts wait to be graded at Saga Furs, one of only two other similar-sized fur auction houses in Stoughton, Wis.

Minneapolis City Council members take enlightened step toward fur-free city

The ordinance, if passed, would reduce the number of animals killed for fur, and the accidental victims like dogs and children.
David Miller
January 23, 2020
Jared Mollenkof has his photo taken after voting at the Minneapolis Early Voting Center, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, in Minneapolis. Mollenkof and Davis Se

If you're ashamed of being a party member, stay out of our primary

Primaries differ from general elections.
Editorial
January 23, 2020

A glimmer of positive news on the achievement gap

Although much work needs to be done in Minnesota, one national trend is worth highlighting.
Letters
January 23, 2020
Semi-automatic rifles, including some AR-15s, on display at Bill's Gun Shop in Robbinsdale, Minn., on Tuesday, August 6, 2019. T ] RENEE JONES SCHNEID

Readers Write: Gun legislation, Trump supporters, farming, climate change

Less gun control will lead to more violence.
Cartoons
January 23, 2020
Sack cartoon: Impeachment trial

Sack cartoon: Impeachment trial

Editorial
January 23, 2020

Don't pay too much at the pharmacy

An editorial writer could have saved money with new law, but failed to take advantage.
Kelsey Johnson
January 23, 2020
This photo taken on July 3, 2018 shows a worker transferring steel cables at a steel factory in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province. (Ryan McM

Editorial counterpoint: The Iron Range deserves fair trade policies

Even if President Donald Trump agrees.
Victor Davis Hanson, Tribune News Service (TNS)
January 22, 2020
FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2019 file photo, government contractors erect a section of Pentagon-funded border wall along the Colorado River in Yuma, Ariz

Israel-U.S. model has been a resounding success

On border barriers, energy self-sufficiency, foreign policy.
Eric Zorn
January 22, 2020
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) appear on a monitor during a Democratic presidential debate at Drake University in Des Mo

What to make of the New York Times' split endorsement? I can't decide.

It had a whiff of cowardice, but also identified the two distinct brackets in the Democratic field.
Letters
January 22, 2020
In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., walks from the podium as he finishes speaking during the impeachment

Readers Write: Impeachment trial, primary voting in Minnesota, winter biking

If Trump is so innocent, why can't we see the evidence?
Cartoons
January 22, 2020
Sack cartoon: Putin in power

Sack cartoon: Putin in power

January 22, 2020

Political speech must remain free in the United States

Arbitrary distinctions barring some forms can never hold in a free society.
Bobby Ghosh
January 22, 2020
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2019 file photo, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during the talks i

Bezos hack rekindles fears about Saudi crown prince

Reports allege that MBS may have had a direct, personal role in a malware operation.
Editorial
January 21, 2020

Change suicide prevention hotline number to three digits

Pending federal legislation would simplify dialing for critical calls.
Brian DeVore
January 21, 2020
A large tract of crop land was mostly without the normal corn crop in October following floods earlier in the year.

Water contamination: In Minnesota, we must reconsider which crops we plant

Thoughts about nitrates, unstable yielders and a new view of the land.
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