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Pegi Christiansen
What a Wisconsin artist has learned while trying to educate about the Electoral College
People have much to learn, if they're willing.
Veronique de Rugy
Why Trump's taxes are a call to action
For a more equitable system, we need a simpler and fairer tax code.
Local
TSA agent at MSP Airport dies of COVID-19
Gerald Girard, 67, is one of eight agents nationwide to succumb to the virus.
Timothy L. O’Brien, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
A pandemic of fraud and bungling on COVID relief is costing taxpayers billions
As lawmakers struggle to plan more relief for workers and their families, plugging holes in the current system is key.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan
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Counterpoint: 'Inflammatory and irresponsible' are Jason Lewis trademarks
Jason Lewis would rather we pay attention to his fearmongering than to the very real challenges we face. But we aren't buying it.
Letters
Readers Write: Voting systems, Kendall Qualls, Amy Coney Barrett hearings, race in America
Yes, the elections system works.
Lionel Laurent, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Are hospitals ready for COVID's second wave?
Consider what might be expanded, not just what might be closed.
Keith C. Burris, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)
Cartoons
Jack Distel
The Mississippi drawdown showed us what a free-flowing river would be like
A dam was opened and people loved it. It was beautiful and should be a permanent attraction.
Letters
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Readers Write: Distance learning, homeless shelter at Bethesda Hospital, 'Mark Trail' comic
Little help over here.
Vance Stuehrenberg
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Forty years of the Staggers Rail Act
It still serves America well and reminds us what bipartisanship can accomplish.
Joe Nocera, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Trump didn't save coal or steel. To be fair, no one could.
Presidents can't revive industries that are in structural decline.
John M. Crisp, Tribune News Service (TNS)
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