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Rebecca Gieseker
Why this new doctor will be voting for Bernie Sanders on March 3
Health care is already too expensive, and rationing is already happening (by personal necessity). We need Medicare for All.
Editorial
For Democrats, and the country, key questions after New Hampshire
Sen. Amy Klobuchar gets momentum but will face increased scrutiny after her third-place finish.
Max Sparber
Intellectual disabilities and performance: Historic moment with Zack Gottsagen at the Oscars
Though nothing new for those of us who have long known the skills such actors can bring.
Editorial, Duluth News Tribune
First up for Minnesota Legislature: Primary, insulin
A bonding bill is a high priority, but not the immediate one.
Letters
Readers Write: Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the Vindmans, Roger Stone, Trump and classical architecture, self-driving cars
When Republicans go right, we go center.
Thomas Hemphill
Political engagement: The high cost, low efficacy of going door-to-door
In my experience, this practice — long perceived as fundamental — doesn't put donors' money to good use.
Cartoons
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Editorial
Legislature should make civics education a priority for schools
Surveys show that young people know more about reality TV than they do about government.
Thomas Fisher
Draft order on federal building style is Classical mistake
We needn't perpetually imitate the past, and in many cases to do so would be patently absurd.
Letters
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Readers Write: Minneapolis redistricting, education funding, self-driving cars, the Vindmans, democracy
Don't redistrict what works.
Rachel Marsden, Tribune Content Agency
Report on biggest threats to U.S. is thinly disguised shakedown
It's a blueprint for how to funnel money better spent elsewhere to federal agencies and military-industrial cronies.
Kelly King
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Editorial counterpoint: The case for CBD use in schools
It's already present, benefiting students who need it. It can be well-managed.
Editorial
Give Trump Medicaid change a chance
Making the program efficient and effective is a worthy goal.
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