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Letters
July 27, 2020
Protesters calling for racial justice and the removal of federal law enforcement from US cities, including Portland, marched through downtown Minneapo

Readers Write: Katherine Kersten, racial justice, social change

Compelling critique that was not.
Peter Hayes
July 27, 2020
The Minneapolis Third Police Precinct is set on fire during a third night of protests following the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police

People in Minneapolis don't have time for conversations and charter amendments

Bullets are flying and we need protection, whatever that looks like.
David Kaplan
July 27, 2020
The loose consensus of economists and many Washington lawmakers contacted by McClatchy is to keep giving the millions of people out of work that extra

I was an executive director of a nonprofit; now I'm looking at food stamps

Unemployment has not been a paid vacation. It's been months of trying to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads.
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.
Editorial
July 26, 2020

A stand for dignity on public beaches

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

Sack cartoon: The problem with COVID-19 testing delays

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.
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.
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.

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