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Daniel McCarthy
July 27, 2020
U.S. Capitol building at sunset in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, 2019. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1693531

Why I'm challenging Ilhan Omar in the primary

I agree we need Medicare for All and police reform, but we need a new approach to make it happen.
Opinion
July 27, 2020
Editorial cartoon: Lisa Benson on the next wave

Editorial cartoon: Lisa Benson on the next wave

John M. Crisp, Tribune News Service (TNS)
July 27, 2020
FILE - In this May 2, 2020, file photo, people, including those with the boogaloo movement, demonstrate against business closures due to concern about

Are we ready for a Civil War Lite?

Some level of violence before the Trump era ends is becoming unpleasantly imaginable.
Andreas Kluth
July 27, 2020
A sign that mentions required facemasks at the Randalls grocery store where Elaine Roberts works in Bellaire, Texas, July 16, 2020. In Texas, the chai

COVID-19 is most dangerous for the young. Economically, that is.

Millennial careers will never fully recover from the Great Recession plus pandemic complications. The result could be disabling generational conflict.
Lisa Clemons
July 26, 2020
A Minneapolis police officer tested out a body camera before the department adopted them in 2017. A new policy prevents Minneapolis officers involved

City Council members, don't you dare question the trauma cops endure

We see more in a single day than you will in your lifetime.
Editorial
July 26, 2020

A stand for dignity on public beaches

Changing part of Mpls. Park Board ordinance on nudity would restore gender equity.
Cartoons
July 25, 2020
Sack cartoon: The problem with COVID-19 testing delays

Sack cartoon: The problem with COVID-19 testing delays

Editorial
July 25, 2020
Tiffany Dittrich, a longtime high school teacher in the White Bear Lake Area High School, spoke at Thursday's Education Minnesota press conference. Sh

Strike balance on school reopening in abnormal year

Minnesota should emphasize classroom instruction for those who need it most.
Letters
July 25, 2020
Bethany Anderson, 13, wake boards Friday on Lake Minnetonka in Orono, MN. The Anderson family is among a growing population that participate in the wa

Readers Write: Wakeboarding, Fifth District race, the cost of rebuilding, Paycheck Protection Program grants, capitalizing 'Black' but not 'brown'

Distance from shore may not help much.
Cartoons
July 24, 2020
Sack cartoon: Trump's accomplishments

Sack cartoon: Trump's accomplishments

Letters
July 24, 2020
A hearse with a casket mounted on its top and a sign reading: Last Ride For Jim Crow, is parked in front of headquarters for workers favoring approval

Readers Write: Remembering history, police reform, baseball memories

I do, and will, remember.
Editorial
July 24, 2020

Trump's policing is an abuse of power

Federal force wasn't requested by cities and isn't the norm in the United States.
Nell Irvin Painter
July 24, 2020
The entry for the word "Black" is shown in the online version of the AP Stylebook, Friday, June 19, 2020, in Salt Lake City. The Associated Press chan

Style and usage: 'White' should be capitalized, too

Being racialized makes white people squirm. So let's racialize them.
Katherine Kersten
July 24, 2020
From left: Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), kneel as Democratic Caucus membe

Racial justice: The new religion?

The "woke" movement is built on shows of "right thinking" and Puritan-style intolerance.
Lori Sturdevant
July 24, 2020
The Minnesota Legislature met in special session Monday. Social distancing requires a small number of legislators in the House Chamber. The rest parti

One (half) cheer for the Legislature

The failure to pass the bonding bill is painful.
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