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John Rash
May 15, 2020
This year’s MSP International Film Festival will move from the big screen to smaller screens.

MSP International Film Festival, and world, redefined

A virtual version of the 39th annual world cinema event comes amid changes and challenges to globalization itself.
Micki McElya
May 15, 2020
FILE - In this April 9, 2020, file photo, workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island in the Bronx borough of

Almost 90,000 dead, and no hint of national mourning

If this is a war, are these not our fallen?
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
May 15, 2020
Owner Paul Furrer cuts the hair of Jeff Jones at Rick's Barber Shop Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Waukesha, Wis. The store re-opened after the Wisconsin

Wisconsin lockdown ruling shows right wing's paranoia

This does not really seem to be about legal technicalities.
Cartoons
May 14, 2020
Sack cartoon: On, Wisconsin

Sack cartoon: On, Wisconsin

D.J. Tice
May 14, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Blue state/red state, rich state/poor state: Who's bailing out whom?

A school of thought worth attention considers what state governments spend compared with what they can afford.
Letters
May 14, 2020
BRUCE BISPING ¥ bbisping@startribune.com St. Paul, MN., Thursday, 9/24/2009] The Cathedral of St. Paul. The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis i

Readers Write: Resuming religious services, social distancing, work safety, stay-home orders, masks, grading

The Cathedral safely holds more than 10 people.
Editorial
May 14, 2020

Recognizing Minnesota's grads during the pandemic

Congratulations to the class of 2020 — and kudos for celebrations that put public health first.
Dave Durenberger and Tom Horner
May 14, 2020
June 4, 1960 Campaign Posters Line GOP convention head quarters at Leamington Hotel. William Birich, 3424 S. 16th Avenue., delegate from Hennepin coun

Minnesota Republicans, what are you going to do?

Our grand old party, convening virtually this weekend, must rediscover its grand old values.
Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
May 14, 2020
FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic candidates in Miami. Nearly eight

Welcome back, Barack. What took you so long?

Trump may regret his longstanding (and heretofore mostly solo) grudge match.
Woodrow Hartzog
May 14, 2020
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Coronavirus tracing apps are coming

Here's how they could reshape surveillance as we know it.
Cartoons
May 13, 2020
Sack cartoon: Seniors for Trump

Sack cartoon: Seniors for Trump

Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 13, 2020

On debt: Spending is needed now, but must soon be tamed

How to move the economy forward.
Mark W. Kroll
May 13, 2020
Vehicles circled the Minnesota State Capitol, covered with flags and signs, during Saturday's protest against Gov. Tim Walz's "Stay Home MN" executive

Have stay-at-home orders actually helped?

If you compare the case and death rates of COVID-19 in states with the orders and without, the answer is no.
Editorial
May 13, 2020

Work with the world on vaccine development

U.S. sent the wrong health and geopolitical signal by skipping global donor summit.
Letters
May 13, 2020
Members of the Native American community of Picuris Pueblo, N.M., including Vaughn Tootsie, right, screen vehicles as they enter and exit tribal prope

Readers Write: Local restrictions, social distancing, graduation, distance learning, China

If we can travel, so can COVID.

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